# Fractures at Messer LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109522` · 10/15/2023 · WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Messer LLC
- **Location:** N4993 6th Dr, WESTFIELD, WISCONSIN, 53964
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 9:30 AM, a driver was delivering liquid nitrogen to a customer's bulk tank. He had disconnected the delivery hose and laid it on the ground. He then stepped on the hose, lost balance, rolled his ankle, resulting in a fractured right tibia.

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