# Fractures at Ellwood Mill Products
> OSHA SIR `2022021675` · 2/22/2022 · NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ellwood Mill Products
- **Location:** 712 Moravia Street, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16101
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the steady rest on the side of a lathe. The grating he was standing on slid, opening a gap, and his left leg fell into a chip conveyor trough. He suffered a laceration and fracture to the lower leg and was hospitalized.

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