# Fractures at LAPHAM HICKEY STEEL
> OSHA SIR `2017010184` · 1/7/2017 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Manlifts
## Employer
- **Name:** LAPHAM HICKEY STEEL
- **Location:** 5500 WEST 73RD STREET, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 7, 2016, at approximately 6:30 a.m., an employee was operating a man lift when a cable failed on the lift's guarded platform, causing the lift basket to fall over 8 feet to the ground below. The employee fell with the basket, breaking his left foot and ankle.

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