# Fractures at QUALITY METALS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021032097` · 3/10/2021 · SANFORD, FLORIDA
## 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:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** QUALITY METALS, INC.
- **Location:** 251 GORDON STREET, SANFORD, FLORIDA, 32771
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 10, 2021, an employee was using a 12-foot A-frame ladder to pull insulation panels off a shelf when he lost his balance and fell 6 to 7 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fracture to his left ankle that required hospitalization.

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