# Fractures and dislocations at TMS International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171010061` · 10/20/2017 · TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** TMS International, LLC
- **Location:** 2100 Jack Warner Parkway NE, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35404
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel object with a propylene/oxygen cutting torch when the remaining steel piece (weighing 2,320 lbs.) shifted and started to fall. The employee tried to walk away, but tripped on an uneven surface and fell into the path of the falling steel piece. The steel contacted his upper thighs and the weight of the material dislocated and fractured his right ankle.

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