# Fractures at Metals USA
> OSHA SIR `2015129759` · 12/28/2015 · HORICON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metals USA
- **Location:** 301 Industrial Drive, HORICON, WISCONSIN, 53032
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a semi-trailer repositioning a load of steel using an overhead crane. The employee lost his balance and accidently pushed the crane's handheld controls which in turn shifted the load of steel and pinched the injured employee's leg between the steel load and the trailer wall. His right leg was broken.

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