# Fractures at E.R. Snell Contractor
> OSHA SIR `2016043519` · 4/28/2016 · AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** E.R. Snell Contractor
- **Location:** Washington Rd, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30901
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was setting a steel plate on the ground using a backhoe. The plate became loose and fell on an employee's lower left leg, causing three fractures.

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