# Fractures at McGinnis INC
> OSHA SIR `2022031948` · 3/2/2022 · SOUTH POINT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** McGinnis INC
- **Location:** 740 County Road 1, SOUTH POINT, OHIO, 45680
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a large propeller off a towboat using a 6-inch pad eye. The pad eye broke off the chain and the propeller struck the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a compound fracture 4 inches below the knee and was hospitalized.

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