# Fractures at The Boring Company
> OSHA SIR `2024065031` · 6/7/2024 · BASTROP, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal building materials  unspecified form
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** The Boring Company
- **Location:** 130 Walker-Watson Rd, BASTROP, TEXAS, 78602
- **NAICS:** 327310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling a storage rack system outside. A gust of wind caused the leg of the rack to fall and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken hip and a laceration to the back and was hospitalized.

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