# Fractures at Metal-Matic, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210612` · 12/10/2021 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal-Matic, Inc.
- **Location:** 7200 S. NARRAGANSETT AVE., BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead bridge crane. As the crane moved a bundle of tubing, it swung and pinned the employee against a handrail. The employee suffered a broken femur.

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