# Fractures at Argos USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021070` · 2/5/2021 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Argos USA LLC
- **Location:** 885 Glenwood Ave., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30316
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a machine while on an extension ladder and using an airline. The line became tangled around his feet and caused the ladder to shift. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground below, resulting in fractures to both ankles.

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