# Fractures at The Beistle Company
> OSHA SIR `2018099250` · 9/7/2018 · SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
- **Secondary source:** Paper, sheets
## Employer
- **Name:** The Beistle Company
- **Location:** 1 Beistle Plaza, SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17257
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A file cabinet toppled under the weight of wet sheets of paper that had been placed on it to dry, breaking an employee's right femur.

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