# Fractures at Hornet Steel Buildings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065202` · 6/4/2020 · ADEL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Hornet Steel Buildings, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 South Elm St., ADEL, GEORGIA, 31620
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using an overhead crane to lift a steel column that was interlocked with a second steel column. The columns were side-by-side standing on the floor. Employee 1 attached the lifting device to the second column. When Employee 2 lifted the second column it swung and caused the first column to fall over and land on top of Employee 2. Employee 2 suffered a broken left femur and lacerations to the right leg.

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