# Fractures at Milton J. Wood Company
> OSHA SIR `2018022022` · 2/28/2018 · FERNANDINA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Milton J. Wood Company
- **Location:** Rayonier Paper Mill, FERNANDINA, FLORIDA, 32034
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a 10-inch diameter, 90-degree acid line pipe, while his coworker was using a 4-inch cutting wheel to cut the 90-degree portion of the pipe. After the final cut, a 6-inch pipe came out from the inside of the 10-inch pipe and fell on the employee's knee, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.

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