# Fractures at Industrial Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019021380` · 2/6/2019 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 404 South 116th St, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53214
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a vertical lathe when a part became dislodged during the machining process and struck the lathe door, which then pushed the employee. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking a leg.

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