# Fractures at Polar Service Center
> OSHA SIR `2022021122` · 2/7/2022 · CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Polar Service Center
- **Location:** 3800 West Eames Street, CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS, 60410
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 7, 2022, at approximately 3:35 PM, an employee was pulling parts off of a shelf and carrying them down a mobile ladder. The employee fell to the ground below, and they were hospitalized with a fractured right ankle. Surgery was required.

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