# Fractures at Concrete General Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087209` · 8/15/2022 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Concrete General Inc.
- **Location:** Intersection 44th Street and Forest Lane NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20007
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A plastic pipe was being lifted in the air when its sling came loose, causing the pipe to swing around and strike an employee. The employee suffered rib fractures.

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