# Fractures at McAda Drilling Fluids, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054709` · 5/15/2018 · BAY CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** McAda Drilling Fluids, Inc.
- **Location:** 740 Ave. F, North, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77404
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 15, 2018, at about 4:40 p.m., two employees were using a forklift to transport a frac tank onto a flatbed trailer. The tank was placed on a metal plate positioned on the forks of the forklift. During transport, the frac tank and metal plate shifted, striking the two employees. One employee sustained two fractured knuckles to the left hand, requiring hospitalization.

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