# Fractures at Hutco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210774` · 12/12/2022 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hutco, Inc.
- **Location:** 222 Bayou Rd, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to get from a pontoon to the dry dock when he lost his balance and fell approximately eight feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture.

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