# Fractures at Windmill Sprinkler Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211211070` · 12/27/2021 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Windmill Sprinkler Company Inc.
- **Location:** 1535 W. Sunrise Boulevard, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33311
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 27, 2021, an employee was inspecting a fire sprinkler pump at a hardware store. The pump dropped onto his right little finger, causing a compound fracture that became infected. The employee was hospitalized.

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