# Fractures at Pinnacle Employer Group LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109382` · 10/11/2023 · GARDNER, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pinnacle Employer Group LLC
- **Location:** 16450 Ingalls St., GARDNER, KANSAS, 66030
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was bracing a foundation wall with a 2x4 board. He was attempting to get it to a 45 degree angle and was leaning on the board to secure it in place. The board snapped and the employee fell head-first into the 9-foot-deep trench. The employee sustained a broken tibia and fibula as well as heel fracture.

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