# Fractures at Harsco Metals & Minerals
> OSHA SIR `2019033042` · 3/23/2019 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Harsco Metals & Minerals
- **Location:** 300 Ward Rd., MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 327992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel beam, about 15 feet long and weighing about 5,000 pounds. The beam reacted to the heat and split in half lengthwise, landing on top of the employee. The employee suffered two broken ankles, a broken knee, and four to six broken ribs.

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