# Fractures at Evergreen FS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024064896` · 6/4/2024 · DOWNS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Wrenches, ratchets
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Evergreen FS, Inc.
- **Location:** 11418 East Oak St, DOWNS, ILLINOIS, 61736
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a large socket wrench to open a pit gate that had built up hydraulic pressure but was not in operation. The socket wrench became dislodged from the bolt and it struck the employee in the left arm, fracturing it. They were hospitalized.

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