# Fractures at W & W Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023054712` · 5/26/2023 · SENATOBIA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** W & W Construction Inc
- **Location:** 4975 US 51, SENATOBIA, MISSISSIPPI, 38668
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding on metal knee boards with an angle grinder. The grinding disc shattered, striking the employee. The employee sustained bilateral shin fractures.

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