# Fractures at Cropsey Scrap Iron and Metal
> OSHA SIR `2018021164` · 2/5/2018 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Scrap metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Cropsey Scrap Iron and Metal
- **Location:** 2994 Cropsey Ave, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11214
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a falling piece of a hot water tank, suffering a fractured left leg.

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