# Fractures at Erected Steel Products of Alabama, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023053963` · 5/3/2023 · DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Catwalks
## Employer
- **Name:** Erected Steel Products of Alabama, Inc.
- **Location:** 7982 Huey Rd., DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 30134
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 4, 2023, an employee was cutting a catwalk platform with a torch. When the pressure released, the platform fell back toward the employee and knocked him off his feet. The platform then landed on his leg, resulting in a fracture.

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