# Fractures at HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098864` · 9/26/2023 · ROOTSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HEPA Environmental Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 5130 Tallmadge Rd, ROOTSTOWN, OHIO, 44272
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the mezzanine level performing an inspection of the work area. They stepped on a concrete flooring panel and fell through to the lower level, sustaining a broken ankle that required hospitalization.

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