# Fractures at WATSON SAWMILL
> OSHA SIR `2018088302` · 8/14/2018 · MOUNT HOLLY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WATSON SAWMILL
- **Location:** 170 MILL RD., MOUNT HOLLY, ARKANSAS, 71758
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 20-ton crane was removing a vibrating conveyor trough from the facility. The crane operator was swinging the trough to the left when the trough shifted in the cane and broke the safety latch on the crane hook. The trough fell about 5 feet and struck an employee in the chest. The employee suffered arm fractures and a broken rib.

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