# Dislocation of joints at Texas Christian University
> OSHA SIR `2021021378` · 2/15/2021 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Christian University
- **Location:** 2800 South University Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76129
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 15, 2021, between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., a TCU Facilities employee was changing out some stained ceiling tiles in an office. He was standing on the fourth rung of an 8-foot fiberglass stepladder, removing the tile, while a coworker on the floor took the old tile and handed him the new tile. He had to disconnect the ceiling grid to remove a tile. It came loose suddenly and his right foot slipped off the ladder. His coworker caught him, but his left foot got caught in the steps of the ladder. He suffered a dislocated left ankle and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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