# Fractures at AVERITT EXPRESS
> OSHA SIR `2022087118` · 8/11/2022 · TIFTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AVERITT EXPRESS
- **Location:** 281 Jordan Rd., TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting out of a truck cab. Her right ankle gave way and she fell, landing on her back. She suffered a broken right ankle, as well as a possible back fracture.

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