# Fractures at Vitro Architectural Glass
> OSHA SIR `2023054518` · 5/21/2023 · WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Vitro Architectural Glass
- **Location:** 7400 Central Freeway, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76305
- **NAICS:** 327213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping behind a guardrail and stepped on the lower portion of the guardrail when he lost his balance. As he stepped back, his foot became stuck between the guardrail and a transformer, resulting in a compound fracture of left tibia and fibula.

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