# Fractures at Deep South Cleaning & Rigging
> OSHA SIR `2021098333` · 9/27/2021 · ORANGE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Deep South Cleaning & Rigging
- **Location:** Energy Sabine Operation, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
- **NAICS:** 333923
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to access the front of a third-party trailer to prepare to land a motor for a site. The employee stepped onto the passenger-side drop axle with his left foot and the drop axle was raised, causing it to roll. The employee lost footing and fell 46 inches to the ground. The employee's left ankle was fractured.

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