# Fractures at Phoenix Tube Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018032596` · 3/15/2018 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Phoenix Tube Co.
- **Location:** 1185 Win Drive, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a bundle of metal piping. As he lowered the load to the ground, the strapping came loose, allowing the piping to fall on and break his leg.

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