# Fractures at Central Steel & Wire Company
> OSHA SIR `2021043575` · 4/30/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Steel & Wire Company
- **Location:** 3000 W. 51st Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 30, 2021, an employee was placing a tag onto an empty pan and was struck by a side loader. The employee was dragged several feet down the filling station and was caught between the side loader and the filling station. The employee sustained bruises, contusions, and a left knee fracture and torn meniscus. The employee was hospitalized.

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