# Fractures at S.J. Morse Company
> OSHA SIR `2019044376` · 4/30/2019 · CAPON BRIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** S.J. Morse Company
- **Location:** 2736 Northwestern Pike, CAPON BRIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26711
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was walking out of the building next to a soft-side tandem-axle delivery truck when the soft-side and tie-down straps were released and the load fell onto the employee causing a broken hip and femur.

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