# Fractures at AVI Food Systems
> OSHA SIR `2017032177` · 3/8/2017 · SYLVANIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Gates
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** AVI Food Systems
- **Location:** 6832 Convent BLVD, SYLVANIA, OHIO, 43560
- **NAICS:** 722514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While trying to close a metal gate, a gust of wind pinned the employee between two metal gates resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a broken clavicle and a possible collapsed lung.

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