# Fractures at August Corsos & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021762` · 2/21/2018 · CASTALIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** August Corsos & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 4001 Bardshar Rd., CASTALIA, OHIO, 44824
- **NAICS:** 1114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 21, 2018, an employee was using construction equipment and a tow strap to pull a damaged wooden pallet of product. The rigging gave way, allowing a metal bar that the strap was looped around to strike and fracture the employee's knee, requiring surgery.

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