# Fractures at Springfield Iron and Metal
> OSHA SIR `2024076554` · 7/18/2024 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Springfield Iron and Metal
- **Location:** 23 W Locust St, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic cylinder jack when it broke and hit the employee in the left forearm. The forearm was broken.

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