# Fractures at FORSGREN, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065728` · 6/27/2016 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Gates
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** FORSGREN, INC.
- **Location:** 4100 Gary St, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72903
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a backhoe when he struck a security gate. When he attempted to lift the security gate, the gate fell on him and fractured his neck.

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