# Sprains at Merck
> OSHA SIR `2016032151` · 3/10/2016 · WEST POINT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Merck
- **Location:** 770 Sumneytown Pike, WEST POINT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19486
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down stairs and fell down several risers after reaching the second step. The employee suffered a sprained ankle.

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