# Fractures at C&L CONTRACTING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017077133` · 7/31/2017 · SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** C&L CONTRACTING, INC.
- **Location:** 1 Clough Ave, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting the main compressor and checking it to see if it was operating correctly. The main airline supply hose, which comes from the air dryer to the sandblasting pot, came off and struck the employee in the lower right leg, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

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