# Fractures and dislocations at Smiths Detection
> OSHA SIR `2023098902` · 9/26/2023 · DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Smiths Detection
- **Location:** 2400 Aviation Drive, DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
- **NAICS:** 334290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 26, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on an X-ray detection machine at an airport. While the employee was descending from a conveyance system to a three-step ladder, they fell to the ground, resulting in a compound fracture and a dislocated left ankle.

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