# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Sofidel America Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2024010132` · 1/6/2024 · CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Conveyors  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Sofidel America Corp.
- **Location:** 25910 US 23, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, 43113
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mobile conveyor unit had stopped unexpectedly, causing boxes of product to fall from a pallet. An employee climbed onto the conveyor to re-stack the boxes on the pallet, but lost balance and had to step down to the floor abruptly. His right ankle buckled resulting in dislocation, as well as fractures.

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