# Fractures at Banana Republic Factory Store
> OSHA SIR `2022075762` · 7/1/2022 · TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Banana Republic Factory Store
- **Location:** 1 Premium Outlet Blvd., TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY, 07753
- **NAICS:** 448120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the second step of a 4-foot A-frame ladder. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken left ankle.

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