# Fractures at Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010492` · 1/16/2020 · PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 John Walsh Blvd., PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK, 10566
- **NAICS:** 332410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:40 a.m. on January 16, 2020, an employee was with a crew removing boiler panels after a demolition. He was at ground level receiving the metal panels. He was holding on to a panel, trying to position it as it was being lowered. It stopped, then came down suddenly, striking and pinning down his left foot. He suffered a deep laceration on the side of the foot, as well as broken toes. He was hospitalized.

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