# Fractures at PARAGON INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017099129` · 9/22/2017 · SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PARAGON INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 3378 STE HWY 117, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74066
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 9-inch joint of pipe was stuck crossways on top of the kicker and the conveyor system between the pipe threading machine and the coupling area. The injured employee was assisting another employee in clearing the jam and was struck by the pneumatic kicker that kicks the pipe up onto the conveyor. The employee suffered multiple rib fractures on the left side and a possible hernia.

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