# Bruises, contusions at Erie Forge and Steel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010449` · 1/18/2021 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Forge and Steel, Inc.
- **Location:** 1341 W 16th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16502
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were preparing to lift a fabricated track, made of angle iron, off a floor. When it was lifted, the load shifted and struck an employee on the backs of the legs as he turned to get away. He suffered contusions and was hospitalized.

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