# Fractures at STERLING STEEL CO.
> OSHA SIR `2021108536` · 10/3/2021 · STERLING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** STERLING STEEL CO.
- **Location:** 101 AVENUE K, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61081
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., an employee was struck by a moving steel billet, resulting in a lower left leg fracture.

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