# Fractures at Special Metals
> OSHA SIR `2016076913` · 7/28/2016 · HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Special Metals
- **Location:** 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
- **NAICS:** 331491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 28, 2016, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an employee was on a locomotive that struck a metal plate next to a rail, causing the plate to flip up and strike the employee on the leg. He suffered a fracture to the left ankle area.

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