# Fractures at Western Extrusions Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20161110455` · 11/6/2016 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Extrusions Corporation
- **Location:** 1735 SANDY LAKE ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the circuit of a photo eye. When he touched the photo eye, the material next to him moved forward and caught him between two pieces of aluminum material, breaking his ribs. He fell to the ground and suffered a contusion.

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