# Fractures at C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021097863` · 9/13/2021 · HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC.
- **Location:** 4150 South Sun Coast Blvd., HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA, 34446
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 9/13/2021, at 8:00 AM, an employee was doing surface preparation for painting, which included rigging the straps of steel joists to expose the unfinished side. The straps were attached to forks and rotated. The rigging came loose and hit the employee in both legs breaking both tibias. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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