# Fractures at Southwest Spring Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010932` · 1/25/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Spring Inc.
- **Location:** 3863 W. Columbus Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two mechanics were working together on a spring assembly bench. A leaf spring being held by a hydraulic clamping system flipped, and the clamp caught and broke one mechanic's arm.

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