# Fractures at Lion Elastomers LLP
> OSHA SIR `2024098329` · 9/8/2024 · PORT NECHES, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems
## Employer
- **Name:** Lion Elastomers LLP
- **Location:** 1615 Main St., PORT NECHES, TEXAS, 77651
- **NAICS:** 325212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees locked out/tagged out a screw for digging out rubber, which caused the paddle screw to get stuck. They removed the rubber from the paddle screw, removed the lock out/tag out, and restarted the machine. When it restarted, the injured employee's right leg became entangled in the paddle screw, resulting in a fractured leg.

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