# Fractures at L.E. Weed & Son, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2017054206` · 5/9/2017 · NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** L.E. Weed & Son, LLC.
- **Location:** 187 S. Main Street, NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03773
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unload 4x4 posts from the forks of a forklift when the posts broke the employee's leg.

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