# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Southwest Research Institute
> OSHA SIR `2024065290` · 6/14/2024 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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:** Curbs
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Research Institute
- **Location:** 6220 Culebra Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
- **NAICS:** 541711
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to their car in the parking lot. Right before getting into their car, the employee stepped on an elevated island curb and slipped and rolled their ankle. The ankle was dislocated and fractured.

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