# Fractures at J. Poli Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010755` · 1/24/2023 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** J. Poli Inc.
- **Location:** 2601 Jane Street, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15203
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to remove a pipe from the lower section of a pipe rack. Once the employee had the pipe on the forks, the employee parked the forklift and walked to the load to center it. Another pipe then shifted off the forks and fell, pinning the employee between the pipe and an ingot up ender behind him. The employee sustained a tibia and fibula fracture.

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