# Fractures at Spendrup Fan Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020021402` · 2/12/2020 · GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Spendrup Fan Co.
- **Location:** 2768 C1/2 Rd., GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81502
- **NAICS:** 333413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding an impeller section when the impeller shifted and he tried to grab it. The impeller spun and struck his left leg, causing a fracture to the left tibial plateau that required surgery and hospitalization.

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