# Fractures at ALTON STEEL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021109330` · 10/29/2021 · ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Scrap metal
## Employer
- **Name:** ALTON STEEL, INC.
- **Location:** #5 CUT STREET, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A falling chunk of scrap metal struck an employee on the foot, breaking bones.

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