# Fractures at The Reinforcing Company
> OSHA SIR `2020065859` · 6/23/2020 · MARYNEAL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** The Reinforcing Company
- **Location:** 1799 CR 273, MARYNEAL, TEXAS, 79535
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift operator moving rebar to reinforce steel. The load became stuck on the ground, causing it to fall off the forks of the forklift and onto the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a fractured ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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