# Fractures at County of Riley
> OSHA SIR `20181112291` · 11/30/2018 · MANHATTAN, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** County of Riley
- **Location:** 110 Courthouse Plaza, MANHATTAN, KANSAS, 66502
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were setting a 700 lbs. I-Beam for bridge construction. The beam was lying on the ground in the roadway. As it was lifted into position to hoist, the beam tipped over onto the injured employee.  The employee sustained multiple broken bones in both lower legs.

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