# Fractures at METALICO SYRACUSE
> OSHA SIR `2020043556` · 4/17/2020 · EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** METALICO SYRACUSE
- **Location:** 6225 Thompson Road, EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13057
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a steel plate onto an I-beam when the plate slipped off and struck his left leg (femur), causing a fracture and requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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