# Fractures at Morton Buildings Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015030423` · 3/20/2015 · GENOA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sheet metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Buildings Inc.
- **Location:** 32180 Rd 3 South, GENOA, COLORADO, 80818
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fractured his right femur when a stack of steel roofing sheets slid off of the staging area and struck him on his right thigh. The stack of sheets was hit by a tractor with steel forks, which caused the stack to slide off and strike the employee.

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