# Fractures at The GEO Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032201` · 3/9/2023 · COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Inmate or detainee in custody
## Employer
- **Name:** The GEO Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 102 Industrial Pkwy, COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA, 35051
- **NAICS:** 621330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Five employees were searching an inmate's property when they were assaulted by the inmate. One employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle, which required surgery.

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