# Fractures at Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032235` · 3/11/2022 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc.
- **Location:** 1650 West McNab Road, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33309
- **NAICS:** 424310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were disassembling a machine. As both employees tried to place a column on the ground, it tilted to one side. The column fell and struck one of the employee's resulting in a broken right ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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