# Fractures at Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020087637` · 8/12/2020 · BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Services of MA, LLC
- **Location:** 190 Mulberry Street, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02302
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame portable step ladder positioned in front of a forklift. The forklift mast moved forward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fell to the floor about 7 to 8 feet below, suffering a broken ankle (which required surgery) and an elbow injury.

---
*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*