# Fractures at Kennedy Galvanizing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109818` · 10/22/2024 · HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kennedy Galvanizing, Inc.
- **Location:** 301 Industrial Blvd., HANCEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35077
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the lay-down area when they were struck by an I-beam that fell from a hoist during a lift, resulting in a broken right leg.

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