# Fractures at U.S. Drywall
> OSHA SIR `2018044085` · 4/27/2018 · HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Drywall
- **Location:** 95 High School Road Extension, HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS, 02601
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were moving a dolly containing sheet rock when a wheel became caught on top of a drain. When they tried to free the dolly, some of the sheet rock fell. One of the employees tried to stop the sheet rock but was struck, breaking a leg, knee, and ankle.

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