# Fractures at Bocar US, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054492` · 5/19/2023 · TANNER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bocar US, Inc.
- **Location:** 23727 Bibb Garrett Road, TANNER, ALABAMA, 35671
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an A-frame ladder to access the dosing furnace. As the employee was exiting the furnace, he fell approximately 8 feet to the floor, sustaining a broken ankle.

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