# Fractures at Howard Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054074` · 5/10/2022 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 3225 Pendorff Road, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been transferring material from one table to another. The employee noticed material was falling. He tried to stop it from falling and was struck by the material resulting in a fracture to the left fibula just above the ankle.

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