# Fractures at The Mennel Milling Company
> OSHA SIR `2022065560` · 6/27/2022 · WHARTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** The Mennel Milling Company
- **Location:** 110 Railroad Street, WHARTON, OHIO, 43359
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was chasing a groundhog with a shovel. The employee stepped into a depression in the ground, fell, and suffered a broken lower left leg.

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