# Crushing injuries at Sand Steel Building Company
> OSHA SIR `2015107899` · 10/22/2015 · EMERADO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sand Steel Building Company
- **Location:** 101 Browell Street, EMERADO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58228
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a steel beam with a forklift. The beam fell on the employee crushing an ankle.

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