# Fractures at Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016109887` · 10/20/2016 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation
- **Location:** 2920 Todd Road, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a tank on a drilling rig when he tripped on a beam and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.

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