# Fractures and dislocations at Southwest Demolition Services
> OSHA SIR `2023043404` · 4/17/2023 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Demolition Services
- **Location:** 6412 Southwest US Hwy 75, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a portable structure that was being rigged up to a crane. The crane began lifting the portable structure with the employee inside when the structure fell 15-30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a left leg fracture, a dislocated right ankle, and back injury.

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