# Fractures at US Metal Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076605` · 7/20/2024 · WALDO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scrap metal
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
## Employer
- **Name:** US Metal Works, Inc.
- **Location:** Columbia Road, 141, WALDO, ARKANSAS, 71770
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 20, 2024, a drag chain conveyor was being dismantled. The take-up section of the conveyor was being lifted when a piece of the pan fell from a height of about 8 feet, hit the ground, and rolled onto an employee's right foot. He suffered abrasions to his right lower leg and a broken right foot. He was hospitalized.

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