# Fractures at McAllister Carpet and Tile, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109387` · 10/5/2016 · DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** McAllister Carpet and Tile, Inc.
- **Location:** 518 Ballough Rd, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32114
- **NAICS:** 442210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee fell approximately eight feet from a pallet/crate elevated with a forklift, while installing plywood on the windows of the warehouse in preparation for hurricane Matthew.  The employee's ankle was fractured.

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