# Fractures at Effingham Equity
> OSHA SIR `2019010024` · 1/2/2019 · BARTELSO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Grain bin exterior
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Effingham Equity
- **Location:** Hemker Dairy Farm, BARTELSO, ILLINOIS, 62218
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An Effingham Equity employee was delivering bulk feed to a customer. He had to climb a bulk feed bin to open the lid. While he was climbing the ladder, a rung broke, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken ankle.

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