# Fractures at Custom Ecology, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010127` · 1/6/2021 · GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Custom Ecology, Inc.
- **Location:** 3545 Rosemary Hill Rd., GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32043
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 6, 2021, an employee was installing a tarp on a semi-trailer while standing on the tarp rack platform next to the trailer. As he was descending the platform, he slipped and fell between the trailer and the tarp about 12 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken left ankle and was admitted to the hospital.

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