# Fractures at Spooltech Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023065253` · 6/14/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Spooltech Inc.
- **Location:** 9325 Highway 6 North, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77095
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to offload a channel from a truck while another employee was standing near the vehicle observing. The channel on the forklift became unsteady and the load began to fall, striking the employee that was observing. He was hospitalized for a leg fracture and injuries to his left elbow and side that required surgery.

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