# Fractures at Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119923` · 11/16/2021 · HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC
- **Location:** 142 McPherson Drive, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee completed repairs on an electric motor under a platform and was replacing the grate covering of the motor housing area. As the employee picked up and moved the grate cover, an air line was struck and cut in half. The employee attempted to shut the air off and stepped through the opening of the motor housing area. The employee fell approximately two feet, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.

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