# Fractures at Plitt Crane & Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021593` · 2/12/2019 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Plitt Crane & Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 2601 RL Ostos Road, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a differential crane weighing 300 pounds. He placed a clamp to secure the crane onto the cable. The clamp came undone and the crane fell onto the employee's left leg breaking it. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

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