# Fractures at CEDAR FAIR LP DBA CEDAR POINT
> OSHA SIR `2015107595` · 10/12/2015 · SANDUSKY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Nonrail amusement rides
## Employer
- **Name:** CEDAR FAIR LP DBA CEDAR POINT
- **Location:** ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
- **NAICS:** 713110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was performing work on the Slingshot ride when the carriage unexpectedly ascended and carried the employee into the air approximately 15 feet.  The employee fell to the ground and suffered two broken ankles requiring hospitalization.

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