# Fractures at Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109272` · 10/4/2024 · CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 913 NORTH 9TH STREET, CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, 73018
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a palletizer. The injured employee was clearing the work area when the machine was cycled and their right leg was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.

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