# Fractures at Astec Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110458` · 11/13/2023 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Astec Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 820 Granite Mountain Circle, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a cold feed bin apart. He was cutting welds when a metal plate fell, bounced back, and struck his right leg. The leg was broken between the knee and ankle.

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