# Fractures at W&W AFCO STEEL
> OSHA SIR `2022119736` · 11/5/2022 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** W&W AFCO STEEL
- **Location:** 2221 Erskine St, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79415
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a three-man crew to stage loads for shipment. As a steel column was being put into place with a forklift, the employee positioned himself between two steel columns and was struck by a steel plate that was welded to the column. The employee sustained an arm fracture and contusions to the right thigh.

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