# Fractures at Ackermann Enterprises, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022086893` · 8/5/2022 · WESTERVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ackermann Enterprises, Inc
- **Location:** 5191 Fairway Lakes Drive, WESTERVILLE, OHIO, 43081
- **NAICS:** 531110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 5, 2022, an employee was halfway up an 8-foot ladder to remove a satellite dish from the porch of a residential apartment. The employee fell backward and hit the ground below while the ladder fell in the opposite direction, twisting his ankle and resulting in an ankle fracture.

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