# Fractures at Western Forge & Flange Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022087248` · 8/16/2022 · CLEVELAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Forge & Flange Co., LLC
- **Location:** 687 County Road 2201, CLEVELAND, TEXAS, 77328
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 16,000-pound hammer crew set up a tool on top of another tool to remove the scales/trash from the bottom tool. The hammer began to operate. On the second punch, the top tool flew off and punctured an employee's upper left leg, breaking the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.

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