# Fractures at CHS Acquisition Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018077387` · 7/21/2018 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS Acquisition Corp.
- **Location:** 211 E. MAIN, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to remove a scrap box (2,800 pounds) when the hook disengaged during the lift. The handle (which weighs about 500 pounds) then hit his leg, breaking his right tibia.

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