# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at REPUBLIC STEEL
> OSHA SIR `2015031184` · 3/13/2015 · BLASDELL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** REPUBLIC STEEL
- **Location:** 3049 Lakeshore Road, BLASDELL, NEW YORK, 14219
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A heavy piece of equipment tipped over onto an employee's leg while the employee was trying to unjam a strap that got caught between the equipment and the pallet it was on.

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