# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Whirlpool Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024010892` · 1/29/2024 · CLYDE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Walked or ran into stationary object
- **Source:** Industrial carrier  powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Whirlpool Corporation
- **Location:** 119 BIRDSEYE ST., CLYDE, OHIO, 43410
- **NAICS:** 335224
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 7:55 a.m., on January 29, 2024, an employee's left leg struck the hitch of a parked tugger as they were passing by. The employee suffered a displaced fracture to the leg, as well as a dislocated ankle. They were hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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