# Fractures at Buffalo Rock
> OSHA SIR `2022098606` · 9/29/2022 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Buffalo Rock
- **Location:** 422 Industrial Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35211
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a dock door. The spool wheel that held the wire for the door's counterbalance weight broke; the door fell and struck the employee on the head, shoulder, and lower right leg. The employee suffered a broken ankle.

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