# Fractures at Plant N Power
> OSHA SIR `2019032920` · 3/20/2019 · PALMETTO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Plant N Power
- **Location:** 219 Railroad Ave, PALMETTO, LOUISIANA, 71358
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 3" schedule 80 line when the load shifted, pinning his lower left leg between the pipe and the ground. He suffered a fractured left tibia.

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