# Crushing injuries at THE STEEL WORKS LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032701` · 3/30/2016 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** THE STEEL WORKS LLC
- **Location:** 1010 NIEDRINGHAUS AVENUE, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 03/30/2016, at approximately 9:30am, an employee was standing in a hallway. Another employee was driving a forklift that was carrying a large metal coil weighing 3,265 lbs. The coil slipped off the forklift and fell onto the employee's right foot, crushing it.

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