# Fractures at Universal Plant Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019033322` · 3/31/2019 · MCPHERSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Plant Services, Inc
- **Location:** 1384 Iron Horse Road, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to pull an exchanger using an air winch and a pulley. A chain securing the winch broke, causing the winch to lurch forward. The winch struck the employee in the leg, causing a broken left femur.

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