# Fractures at Heeter Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031362` · 3/20/2015 · HINTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Heeter Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Bluestone Dam, HINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25951
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 20, 2015, at approximately 11:00 p.m., an employee was using a core drill to remove anchors from the face of the Bluestone Dam in Hinton, West Virginia. A 1/4" to 3/8" rope became entangled in the 3" core bit. The employee's left arm was pulled into the rotating bit, which resulted in fractures of the radius and ulna.

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