# Fractures at Diversified Fabricators and Erectors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032359` · 3/19/2021 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Chutes
## Employer
- **Name:** Diversified Fabricators and Erectors, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Glyndale Dr., BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31520
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a trash chute removing jammed plastic. The chute had been lifted with a chain fall and was being held in place with a nylon chocker strap. When the plastic was removed, the chute dropped about 3 inches and a sharp object cut the strap, causing the chute fall another 3 feet. The employee's right leg was broken above the ankle.

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