# Fractures at MGC Roofing & Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088779` · 8/24/2018 · ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MGC Roofing & Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Robbins AFB, ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA, 31098
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing the hoisting of a steel roof beam. As the crane was setting the beam down so its rigging could be tightened, the beam fell out of the rigging, hit the ground, rolled, and struck the employee. It broke his left ankle and lacerated his right foot.

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