# Fractures at Superior Metal Transportation
> OSHA SIR `2023065446` · 6/20/2023 · MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Metal Transportation
- **Location:** 4 Rivers Road, MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15136
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a strap on a flatbed trailer. As the employee tugged on the new strap to remove slack from the binder, the strap slid out of the binder. They fell backward, striking the back of their head against a stationary forklift. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

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