# Fractures at Trinity Utilities and Boring
> OSHA SIR `2024032404` · 3/18/2024 · AURORA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Trinity Utilities and Boring
- **Location:** 501 Airfield Road, AURORA, TEXAS, 76078
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder reaching above his head, when the bottom of the ladder slid out and he fell. He suffered a broken ankle.

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