# Fractures at Illinois Piping Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022109357` · 10/25/2022 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Illinois Piping Corporation
- **Location:** 7000 S Adams St, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61641
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:00 a.m. on October 25, 2022, an employee was performing maintenance on the billet pump and deflector in a furnace. When exiting the furnace, the employee fell approximately 13 feet through a floor hole to the concrete below. The employee sustained a fractured right ankle.

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