# Fractures at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2023054610` · 5/24/2023 · FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 62 Lake Mirror Rd., FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, 30297
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 24, 2023, an employee was on a 20-foot ladder running a test on the control panel at the top of a transformer. The employee began descending the ladder and reached the third or fourth rung, when the ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall with the ladder. The employee's right leg was caught between the rungs resulting in a right ankle fracture.

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