# Fractures at United Concrete Products, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023021170` · 2/6/2023 · YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United Concrete Products, Inc
- **Location:** 173 Church Street, YALESVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to remove concrete barriers from molds using a spreader bar that would be attached to a crane. The rigging attached to the spreader bar became caught on a small rebar hook that was welded to the center of the spreader bar. When the employee began to move the spreader bar, it fell sideways, striking the employee and causing a closed fracture of the right tibia.

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