# Fractures at Arismendez Construction
> OSHA SIR `2024054227` · 5/14/2024 · LAMESA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes, tubes  metal
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Arismendez Construction
- **Location:** Blue Beauty 15-22 Tank Battery, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was signaling a forklift operator as a 20-foot-long, 4-inch-thick section of steel pipe was lowered. The pipe came loose and fell striking the employee's head and shoulder. The employee sustained a head laceration and fractured ribs.

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