# Fractures at Postel Erections Group, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2023010391` · 1/13/2023 · MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Postel Erections Group, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 12700 Citypark Dr., MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator move a steel joist. The joist struck a forklift tire, and as the forklift started to move, the joist shifted and struck the employee's right leg, resulting in a fracture.

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