# Fractures at MetalTek International
> OSHA SIR `20201111128` · 11/24/2020 · SANDUSKY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** MetalTek International
- **Location:** 615 W. Market St., SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
- **NAICS:** 331528
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pry bar to open a customer's tote. The tote gave way causing the employee to fall on the ground and land on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left femur.

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