# Fractures at Balcones Recycling
> OSHA SIR `20241110886` · 11/22/2024 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Balcones Recycling
- **Location:** 9301 Johnny Morris Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78724
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handing out turkeys when they stepped on a pallet and their foot became caught. The employee fell and suffered a broken ankle, resulting in hospitalization.

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