# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at MAVERICK TRANSPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018054425` · 5/7/2018 · CASSVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MAVERICK TRANSPORATION
- **Location:** WIN-TECH, CASSVILLE, MISSOURI, 65625
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 7, 2018, aluminum pieces 15 to 20 feet in length were being unloaded from a truck. When a PIT operator removed straps from the load, several bundles of aluminum fell and struck an employee from behind. He suffered a broken leg and severe head injury, requiring hospitalization.

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