# Fractures at Novus AG
> OSHA SIR `2025066261` · 6/30/2025 · COLON, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Agricultural and garden machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Novus AG
- **Location:** 1646 County Road R, COLON, NEBRASKA, 68018
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an inspection ladder to observe the inside of a hopper. He slipped on the fourth rung, fell backward, and landed on his right foot on the ground about 38 inches below, suffering a broken right ankle.

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