# Fractures at Midland Davis Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024032019` · 3/5/2024 · MOLINE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact incidents  unspecified
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Midland Davis Corporation
- **Location:** 3301 4th Ave., MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61265
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 5, 2024, an employee was using a torch to cut a metal coil starting from the inside and working outward to reduce the tension in the coil. Near the end, the coil snapped and hit his leg resulting in a fractured right leg that required surgery.

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