# Fractures at American Trim
> OSHA SIR `2017021581` · 2/17/2017 · SIDNEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** American Trim
- **Location:** 1501 Michigan St., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 17, 2017, at approximately 7:45 AM, an employee was uncoupling a 2-inch airline from an air compressor when the pressurized line became unhooked and whipped around, striking the employee in the lower right leg. The employee suffered right tibia/fibula fractures.

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