# Fractures at Pro Fab Custom Fabrication & Welding Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024021389` · 2/14/2024 · GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pro Fab Custom Fabrication & Welding Inc.
- **Location:** 7127 Ranch Road 2338, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 78633
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to turn a catwalk beam that was strapped to a forklift. The beam measured 2 feet by 27 feet. As the employee attempted to flip the beam over, the straps came loose and the beam fell onto the employee's ankle, fracturing it.

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