# Fractures at THE MILLER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2020109333` · 10/1/2020 · MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** THE MILLER COMPANY
- **Location:** 275 PRATT STREET, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06450
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to remove coils from machinery. The coil of metal fell and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs.

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