# Fractures at SOUTH SIDE MACHINE WORKS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018088508` · 8/18/2018 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTH SIDE MACHINE WORKS, INC.
- **Location:** 3761 EILER ST., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63116
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing tooling on a gear blank that was supported by an overhead crane when the weight shifted, causing the gear blank to push the employee into the side of an adjacent machine. The employee suffered a broken nose, jaw, and scapula, requiring hospitalization.

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