# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Guyco Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2023031963` · 3/2/2023 · KILLEEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Guyco Contractors
- **Location:** Bluildingg 1004 corner of 31st and Legend Way, KILLEEN, TEXAS, 76544
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a 2x4 as it was being anchored in for a railing system. After the 2x4 was anchored, the employee lost his balance and fell 5 feet 9 inches to the ground, resulting in a left ankle injury that required hospitalization.

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