# Fractures at CMC Steel Alabama
> OSHA SIR `2022109078` · 10/17/2022 · WAMPUM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** CMC Steel Alabama
- **Location:** 915 Clyde St., WAMPUM, PENNSYLVANIA, 16157
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2022, an employee was picking up melt shop supplies. The employee was tarping the load when the wind caught the tarp, causing them to fall from the flatbed trailer to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left leg, which required surgery.

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