# Fractures at Irondale Industrial Contractors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022064819` · 6/3/2022 · CARNESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Irondale Industrial Contractors Inc
- **Location:** 3465 State Rte 198, CARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30521
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing next to a chain to observe it entering the housing. The 3/4-ton chain jammed while it was being pulled by a forklift and broke a 5-foot long pipe. The pipe launched 25 feet in the air striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg.

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