# Fractures at Austal USA
> OSHA SIR `2016043346` · 4/21/2016 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Austal USA
- **Location:** 100 Dunlap Drive, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were removing the last tracks from a rider plate. When they hit the last track, the metal plate popped up and struck the injured employee, fracturing the employee's right tibial plateau.

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