# Fractures at FLEX-N-GATE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016010339` · 1/13/2016 · URBANA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** FLEX-N-GATE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 601 GUARDIAN DRIVE, URBANA, ILLINOIS, 61802
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking near a forklift that was moving a 500-pound rack used for plating automotive parts. The load shifted and struck the employee, breaking the employee's right femur and causing lower back and hip injuries.

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