# Fractures at RYERSON JOSEPH T & SON INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020021627` · 2/19/2020 · GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** RYERSON JOSEPH T & SON INC.
- **Location:** 5005 Augusta Rd, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA, 31408
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing a forklift unload his 44-foot trailer when he was struck by a steel round bar (1 ft. 11/16 in. diameter; 24 ft. long and weighs 186 lbs.) as it was forklifted from his trailer. He sustained a fractured right arm and lacerations to the back of his head.

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