# Fractures at Dynamic Dock & Door, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065912` · 6/15/2018 · EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Dynamic Dock & Door, Inc.
- **Location:** 41 Benton Street, EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS, 01028
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a compressed spring and tension rod assembly from a dock leveler when the spring and tension rod came loose and struck the employee's left femur, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

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