# Fractures at Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024098912` · 9/24/2024 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.
- **Location:** 1501 NW N River Dr, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33125
- **NAICS:** 541350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on formwork conducting a threshold inspection when their foot became caught in rebar. They tripped and fell two feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

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