# Fractures at 84 Lumber
> OSHA SIR `2023076925` · 7/31/2023 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** 84 Lumber
- **Location:** 8675 S Choctaw Dr, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70815
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the yard area on a forklift pulling lumber. Inclement weather began and the employee stopped the forklift and was walking to a safe location when they were struck by flying debris from the high winds or tornado. The employee sustained a leg fracture.

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