# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Tri-Element Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031213` · 3/16/2015 · GONZALES, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri-Element Inc.
- **Location:** Hwy 183, GONZALES, TEXAS, 78629
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving mud flaps to reinstall on a truck. A cotter pin on the winch line, which was secured to the rear of the truck, came loose. The wire on the driver's side became unsecure and struck the employee on the left side, below the shoulder and back.

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