# Fractures at Ready Mix USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022109002` · 10/13/2022 · HOOVER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Ready Mix USA, LLC
- **Location:** 2369 Blackridge Dr., HOOVER, ALABAMA, 35216
- **NAICS:** 327310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing behind a pump truck when a blowout occurred. A piece of metal was projected from the pump truck and stuck the employee's left shin. He was hospitalized with a fractured shin.

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