# Fractures at Republic Wire, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211010` · 12/1/2023 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Wire, Inc.
- **Location:** 5525 Union Center Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the lift table of the automated take-up mechanism on the jacket extrusion line. He was able to get the table to raise up, at which point it engaged and lowered. The employee's leg was pinned between the lift table and the concrete floor. His ankle was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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