# Fractures at Rice Lake Glass and Door Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021271` · 2/4/2019 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sheet metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Rice Lake Glass and Door Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 2116 19th Street, RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 4, 2019, an employee was removing a sheet of aluminum from a pile of aluminum (~ 4 feet x 10 feet) when the aluminum sheets fell on the employee. The employee was pushed into a rack and pinned. Both legs were broken just under the knee caps.

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