# Fractures at General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant
> OSHA SIR `2022021817` · 2/26/2022 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant
- **Location:** 2525 East Abram Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a stairway. His right heel caught in a gap between a riser and a tread and he fell at the second step from the floor, turning as he fell. He broke both bones in his right ankle.

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