# Fractures at Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025043551` · 4/16/2025 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Machinery  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
- **Location:** 351 Stores Street, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01606
- **NAICS:** 327110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bucket of water to the work bench when he tripped. His right foot became stuck between the base of the 28" mixer re-screener (machine was not in operation) and anchor bolts protruding from the floor. The employee fell with his foot stuck, resulting in a fractured ankle that required surgery and hospitalization.

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