# Fractures at Morton Buildings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211211028` · 12/23/2021 · ATKINSON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Buildings, Inc.
- **Location:** 14705 E 182 St., ATKINSON, ILLINOIS, 61235
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 8:30 a.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee was unloading roof steel from a cradle, suspended from a telehandler boom. A cable became unhooked from the boom and the cradle opened up; the steel slid from the cradle, traveled about 6 feet down the roof, and pinned the employee against the chain on the lift truck. The employee suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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