# Fractures at JOHN FABICK TRACTOR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2022097818` · 9/1/2022 · COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Loaders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JOHN FABICK TRACTOR COMPANY
- **Location:** 7841 East ABC Lane, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, 65202
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic cylinder with a threaded pulling rod to remove a pin from the frame of a loader. The rod broke and was ejected from the loader frame. It struck the employee's lower right leg just above the ankle, breaking the tibia.

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