# Fractures at C. W. Matthews
> OSHA SIR `2019065678` · 6/5/2019 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Building materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Building materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C. W. Matthews
- **Location:** RaglandSt/Greenville St, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a bundle of bridge foundation beams. While disconnecting the rigging chains, the beams shifted and the employee's leg and foot were pinned between two beams causing foot and ankle fractures.

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