# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at SGS Industrial Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032365` · 3/5/2019 · EASTABOGA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** SGS Industrial Services Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Kronospan Way, EASTABOGA, ALABAMA, 36260
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were rigging and lifting a load when they were struck by a 12-foot long, 1600-kg structural support that broke free from its chain sling during the lift. One employee suffered broken ribs, a broken left foot, a concussion and required stitches on the left ear.

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