# Fractures at J&E Companies
> OSHA SIR `2023021434` · 2/14/2023 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J&E Companies
- **Location:** 7899 Wagley Robertson Rd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76131
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped on a scaffold platform that did not have support and fell 19.5 feet to the floor. The employee's right ankle was fractured, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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