# Fractures at Linden Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2015052868` · 5/14/2015 · LINDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Linden Lumber Company
- **Location:** 23741 US Hwy N 73, LINDEN, ALABAMA, 36748
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting lumber into the edger. More lumber was placed on the edger than the edger could handle, causing a piece to kick back and make contact with his thigh, breaking the leg.

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