# Fractures at Morsco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021065201` · 6/25/2021 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Morsco Inc.
- **Location:** 5100 Youngblood Rd., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75241
- **NAICS:** 423720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was removing a load securement strap on a flatbed trailer to offload PCV pipes at a customer location. A pipe (18" x 20') rolled off the top of the bundle of approximately 7 PVC pipes and struck him on the head. The employee sustained a neck fracture.

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