# Fractures at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015041668` · 4/1/2015 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pots, pans, trays
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 102 Deka Rd, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking/working in an aisle when a metal tray weighing approximately 350 pounds was knocked off the third shelf of an adjacent racking system. The tray hit the floor and then hit the employee. He suffered a fractured left femur and a hematoma over one eye.

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