# Fractures at WG Yates Heavy Division*
> OSHA SIR `2025088461` · 8/25/2025 · BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WG Yates Heavy Division*
- **Location:** 811 Bayview Ave., BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, 39530
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were preparing to place a section of metal grating measuring approximately 50" x 18" and weighing 40 to 50 lbs. The injured employee grabbed the grating to pull it toward himself and another employee was moving to the other side to assist with the lift. As the injured employee pulled, his right foot slipped and twisted. He was hospitalized with a fractured right leg.

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