# Fractures at AECOM Technology Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017043763` · 4/27/2017 · GALLATIN, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** AECOM Technology Corporation
- **Location:** 1499 Steam Plant Road, GALLATIN, TENNESSEE, 37066
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On April 27, 2017, an employee was descending a 20-foot ladder when he slipped and fell approximately 6 to 9 feet and landed on his left ankle. He sustained a compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula and was hospitalized. The injury required surgery.

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