# Fractures at JELD-WEN, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2020055000` · 5/30/2020 · TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JELD-WEN, Incorporated
- **Location:** 825 Shiner Road, TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18848
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing near a plywood manufacturing line. A piece of MDF board came down the conveyor path and was automatically ejected, striking the employee's right leg just above the ankle and breaking his tibia and fibula.

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