# Bruises, contusions at Bobcat Gas Storage
> OSHA SIR `2023076918` · 7/31/2023 · PORT BARRE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bobcat Gas Storage
- **Location:** 19210 U.S. Highway 190, PORT BARRE, LOUISIANA, 70577
- **NAICS:** 486210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with the removal of a discharge bottle for a maintenance activity. The bottle was suspended with a hoist when it shifted and pinned the employee's leg between it and a piece of pipe. The employee's left leg was bruised and swollen below the knee, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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