# Fractures at Ardent Mills
> OSHA SIR `2016098685` · 9/13/2016 · ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** Ardent Mills
- **Location:** 145 W Broadway, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped from the 3rd rung of a fixed ladder and broke his ankle.

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