# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Lancaster Development Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015063611` · 6/11/2015 · COLONIE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Tractor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lancaster Development Incorporated
- **Location:** I87 at exit 4, COLONIE, NEW YORK, 12205
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was a spotter for a broom tractor. The broom tractor operator was backing up and lost sight of the employee. The employee was struck by the broom tractor resulting in a concussion, a fractured skull and facial lacerations.

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