# Fractures at JD Signs Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043225` · 4/19/2021 · JANE LEW, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JD Signs Inc.
- **Location:** 1650 Hackers Creek Road, JANE LEW, WEST VIRGINIA, 26378
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed onto the back of a truck to start a generator, slipped, and fell to the ground, about 4 1/2 feet below. The employee suffered a broken right ankle.

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