# Fractures at Repcon, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021021187` · 2/9/2021 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Pickup truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Repcon, Inc
- **Location:** 28245 Hwy 1, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dismounting from the bumper of a pickup truck. As the employee was stepping off, the bumper components slipped out from under him, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a closed fracture of his left ankle, requiring surgery.

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