# Crushing injuries at The Welch Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2023021376` · 2/13/2023 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Welch Corp.
- **Location:** 401 Park Drive, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02215
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting a piece of equipment from behind a stockpile of steel I-beams when a steel beam became dislodged and fell, crushing the employee's right leg and foot.

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