# Fractures at Southern Line Contractors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032139` · 3/8/2023 · OXFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Line Contractors Inc
- **Location:** Work Site 0822 Ashland Farm Rd., OXFORD, GEORGIA, 30054
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a weed trimmer with a metal blade to cut brush. The blade struck a rock and broke; fragments of it struck the employee's right leg, causing a laceration and a broken bone.

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