# Fractures at Merrill Steel South
> OSHA SIR `20191011230` · 10/28/2019 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Merrill Steel South
- **Location:** 2101 North Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was building a load for a trailer. One of the I-beams being prepared was caught in the beam hooks and rolled onto the employee's right leg. His leg was broken right above the ankle.

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