# Fractures and dislocations at TMS International Nucor Steel
> OSHA SIR `2022021730` · 2/23/2022 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** TMS International Nucor Steel
- **Location:** 5400 West Loop 281 Bldg. 54, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hand torch to cut a steel ingot. The ingot cracked into four pieces, one of which flew off the table and into the employee's foot, pinning it to the ground. The employee suffered a broken heel, a broken fibula, and dislocated toes.

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