# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2018021895` · 2/24/2018 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ducts
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** 102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were removing a 4-foot long piece of 14-inch diameter ventilation duct work, which supported a second piece of 10- to 11-foot long duct work. When the employees removed the 4-foot long piece, the 10 to 11-foot long piece fell and struck one of the employees, who suffered abdominal and intestinal injuries, a head contusion, and a fractured hip. The employee was hospitalized.

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