# Fractures at Urban Concrete Contractors Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2015118430` · 11/9/2015 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Urban Concrete Contractors Ltd
- **Location:** 4901 University Circle, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79765
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 9, 2015, at 1540 hours, an Urban Concrete employee was participating in a drilling operation when the dislodged auger being used on a construction vehicle struck him on the back, breaking seven ribs. He was hospitalized.

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