# Fractures at O'Brien Steel Service Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022109342` · 10/25/2022 · LACON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** O'Brien Steel Service Co.
- **Location:** 125 N Commercial Street, LACON, ILLINOIS, 61540
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 25, 2022, an employee was using a magnet attached to a crane to move a 350-pound steel part to a pallet for shipping. The magnet failed and the part fell onto the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left toe and lacerations.

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