# Crushing injuries at Discount Fence of Connecticut, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021098092` · 9/20/2021 · MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Road signs
## Employer
- **Name:** Discount Fence of Connecticut, LLC
- **Location:** 272 New Haven Avenue, MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06460
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing the angle of speed limit signs. The signs (weighing 1,000 pounds) slipped and crushed the employee's leg.

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