# Fractures at Faddis Concrete Products
> OSHA SIR `2021064963` · 6/17/2021 · NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Faddis Concrete Products
- **Location:** 205 West Washington St., NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were preparing to remove a load of mesh from a flatbed. After releasing the ratchet strap that was being used to secure the mesh, the tension on the strap caused the mesh to shift and fall toward the employee. The employee was pushed into a panel behind him, resulting in a fractured left index finger, C5 and C7 spinal fractures, and possible nerve damage.

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