# Other traumatic injuries  n.e.c. at Abernathy Company
> OSHA SIR `2024031900` · 3/1/2024 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other traumatic injuries  n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Abernathy Company
- **Location:** 1 Jim Walter Drive, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 424130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a clamp fork truck to load a railcar with rolls of material. The employee exited the lift to put a mat between two of the rolls. The roll held by the fork truck's clamp (60 inches, weighing 3,000-3,500 pounds) dropped from the clamp onto his arm, covering it from hand to bicep. He sustained compartment syndrome, with blood clots, in the arm.

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