# Fractures at Pontotoc Electric Power Association
> OSHA SIR `2019010664` · 1/19/2019 · PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Pontotoc Electric Power Association
- **Location:** 930 Hwy 41 S., PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, 38863
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a wedge into a tree that was being felled. The wind blew the tree down in the opposite direction from the one intended; part of the tree struck the employee, causing a broken left ankle.

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