# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Brasfield & Gorrie
> OSHA SIR `2016109927` · 10/21/2016 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Brasfield & Gorrie
- **Location:** 33 11th Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30309
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was flagging to help a tractor-trailer driver park when a gust of wind sent a temporary job fence in the air. The fence struck the employee who sustained neck and back compressions and a fractured sternum.

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