# Fractures at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110146` · 11/3/2023 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 27th St & E Pershing Rd, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 3, 2023, an employee was pulling a cart carrying parts when the cart tipped over and landed on their right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

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