# Fractures at HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021115` · 2/3/2017 · ELLIJAY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.
- **Location:** near to, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA, 30536
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hoist attached to a bracket to pull a guy wire right.  The bracket broke causing the guy wire to strike and break the employee's arm.

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