# Fractures at Akela Contracting LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161011144` · 10/27/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Akela Contracting LLC
- **Location:** 250 South Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10002
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed onto a flatbed truck to unhook equipment. As the employee unhooked the load, the chain binder's lever suddenly released, allowing the chain to fall and hit the employee's right leg, fracturing two bones.

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