# Fractures at Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211930` · 12/22/2020 · MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.
- **Location:** Route 1 Woodrow Road, MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24954
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator dropped off a load of lumber onto a chain leading to a lumber stacker. The employee got off the forklift and pushed a control button next to the chain to push the lumber towards the stacker. As he was walking back to his forklift past the end of the chain, which is approximately 5 feet off the ground, 8 to 10 boards that were frozen together fell backward off the stack and landed on his right leg. The employee sustained broken bones in the lower right leg.

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