# Fractures at U.S. PIPE AND FOUNDRY
> OSHA SIR `2022109412` · 10/26/2022 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. PIPE AND FOUNDRY
- **Location:** 2023 St Luis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling two 1,00-pound iron pipes by hand when one of the pipes rolled back toward him, causing his right arm to become caught between the two pipes. He sustained a right radius fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.

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