# Fractures at West Street Truck Repair, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211773` · 12/19/2016 · WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** West Street Truck Repair, Inc.
- **Location:** 411 West Street, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02379
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A trailer sub-frame assembly was sitting on three jack stands and an employee was using two bottle jacks to raise the axles so he could install the wheels. The trailer became unstable and shifted, causing the assembly to fall on and break the employee's femur.

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