# Fractures at R & J Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023010713` · 1/23/2023 · PORT O CONNOR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R & J Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 2307 W. Maple Street, PORT O CONNOR, TEXAS, 77982
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking and stepped on loose plywood on the decking. They fell approximately 10 feet to ground and sustained multiple fractures to the left leg that required surgery and hospitalization.

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