# Fractures at Sunbelt Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2017099088` · 9/21/2017 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunbelt Rentals
- **Location:** REMCO, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a wooden stick to release a clip on a trailer. The trailer released and pinned his arm, fracturing the mid-radius and lower radius.

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