# Fractures at Minnesota Limited LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019077027` · 7/11/2019 · ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Minnesota Limited LLC
- **Location:** Shippingport Rod, ALIQUIPPA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15001
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting welding leads to leave work for the day. A 1-foot round pipe was on the ground and slid in mud caused by heavy rain. The pipe struck the employee in the leg, breaking his ankle.

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