# Fractures at Pitt Ohio Express, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010754` · 1/23/2018 · HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pitt Ohio Express, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 Llodio Road, HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16148
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck trailer was parked at the dock. An employee was stepping backwards in the trailer when her foot became caught on a pallet or piece of freight. She fell backwards and broke her ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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