# Fractures at Cargill
> OSHA SIR `2023109703` · 10/20/2023 · FREEDOM, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Cargill
- **Location:** 27565 County Road 110, FREEDOM, OKLAHOMA, 73842
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing a contractor who was clearing a blockage from a 6-inch HDPE slurry pipe. When the clog released, it caused the end of the pipe to whip, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing the femur.

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