# Fractures at CW Oates Masonry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129465` · 12/14/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** CW Oates Masonry, Inc.
- **Location:** 500 W. 2nd St., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stabilizing a mortar tub that weighed approximately 75 to 100 pounds on a forklift. The load began to swing in a circular motion and pushed the employee toward the front right-side wheel. The forklift then rolled onto the employee's right leg, breaking the right femur.

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