# Fractures at Accord Steel
> OSHA SIR `2020109491` · 10/6/2020 · CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Accord Steel
- **Location:** 325 Main Street, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02138
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging structural steel components for hoisting. When hoisted, one of the sling hooks gave way and the components fell onto the employee and fractured a femur.

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