# Fractures at Bergen Pipe Supports
> OSHA SIR `20241010072` · 10/29/2024 · DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bergen Pipe Supports
- **Location:** 484 Galiffa Drive, DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15033
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a plate-clamp jib crane to lift a 315-pound carbon steel high beam. The load came loose from the plate clamp and struck the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a crushed hand with broken bones.

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