# Fractures at Mid American Elevator Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210422` · 12/4/2021 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid American Elevator Company Inc.
- **Location:** Navy Metro Station, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving material down an escalator using a lift and winch. The lift kept moving past the safety stop and struck the employee's leg, breaking the tibia.

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