# Fractures at WIDEL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021064867` · 6/15/2021 · GALENA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WIDEL, INC.
- **Location:** 32546 State Hwy 265, GALENA, MISSOURI, 65656
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the side of a trailer, helping load a pile hammer onto the trailer. A cable from the crane disconnected and the pile hammer landed on the employee. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula.

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