# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at North Coast Erectors
> OSHA SIR `2023054780` · 5/30/2023 · RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** North Coast Erectors
- **Location:** Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was preparing steel support rails to be adjusted to the correct elevation in a hangar. The steel angle fell approximately 4 feet and struck the employee's left forearm, resulting in swelling.

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