# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Stockton Towing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010221` · 1/10/2024 · HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Stockton Towing, Inc.
- **Location:** Drake s Towing lot @ 658 I-45 North, HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77320
- **NAICS:** 488410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 10, 2024, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was delivering a semi-tractor at a location. After lowering the semi-tractor and unhooking the securement device, the employee retracted the jib into the standup/stowed position. The employee walked around the back of the truck and the jib fell, striking him on the back and pinning him to the ground. The employee suffered lacerations on the back of his head, right arm, side, and upper back, as well as a fractured sternum and broken ribs.

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