# Fractures at Mesquite Specialty Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024087918` · 8/27/2024 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ropes, ties, chains  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mesquite Specialty Hospital
- **Location:** 1024 North Galloway Avenue, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
- **NAICS:** 622310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a temporary HVAC/air handler unit, trying to move hoses with help from two other employees. The injured employee was pulling on a zip tie around the hoses when the zip tie broke. The employee jumped off the unit and rolled his ankle as he landed, suffering ankle/foot fractures that required surgery.

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