# Fractures at Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111893` · 11/19/2018 · STEELE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Catwalks
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Valmont - Birmingham Galvanizing, Inc.
- **Location:** 475 Dietrich Road, STEELE, ALABAMA, 35987
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was preparing to replace a steel catwalk grate with a fiberglass grating. He was standing on the steel grate when the supporting bolts and/or grate gave way and he fell to the ground below. He suffered a fractured right ankle and right heel.

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