# Fractures at Truckworx, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024043263` · 4/15/2024 · MADISON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Axles, suspensions
- **Secondary source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
## Employer
- **Name:** Truckworx, Inc.
- **Location:** 15090 State Highway 20 West, MADISON, ALABAMA, 35756
- **NAICS:** 441228
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lying on the ground behind the drop axel of a semi-truck while checking the brake chambers when the drop axel lowered due to the engine shutting off. The axel struck the injured employee and pinned them against the floor, resulting in broken ribs and a swollen eye.

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