# Fractures at Britco Structures
> OSHA SIR `2023086974` · 8/1/2023 · TEAGUE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Britco Structures
- **Location:** 698 Texas 179, TEAGUE, TEXAS, 75860
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an A-frame ladder installing metal trim on the side of a building. The employee was approximately 6 feet up when the trim came loose causing the employee to lose balance. The employee jumped from the ladder to the ground below sustaining a laceration on his right forearm from contacting a piece of metal trim and a broken left ankle from the fall.

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