# Fractures at AREA ERECTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017010135` · 1/6/2017 · MONEE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** AREA ERECTORS, INC.
- **Location:** 6605 Monee-Manhattan Road, MONEE, ILLINOIS, 60449
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 7, 2017, at approximately 2:40 p.m., an employee was attempting to lay out structural steel pieces with the assistance of a forklift truck. A steel truss fell over and struck the employee's legs resulting in fractures and crushing injuries to both lower legs.

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