# Fractures at General Dynamics
> OSHA SIR `20171211925` · 12/15/2017 · BATH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics
- **Location:** 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE, 04530
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a shell plate into position when the plate became wedged. The employee was attempting to pry the plate free when it swung into the employee, who sustained a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.

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