# Fractures at Tru-Val Electric
> OSHA SIR `2021119735` · 11/10/2021 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tru-Val Electric
- **Location:** 711 FDR Drive, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10009
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a boom lift, guiding cable through riser brackets. The arm of the boom lift hit a fence, causing the lift to spring upward. The employee's right foot was in the fixed foot pedal control, and he suffered a compound fracture to the ankle and lower leg.

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