# Fractures at PTS CONTRACTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016076851` · 7/27/2016 · OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** PTS CONTRACTORS, INC.
- **Location:** S. Sawyer St. & Bismarck Ave., OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54902
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 27, 2016, an employee was cutting a sewer's lateral pipe in a trench when a backhoe bucket pushed two pipes onto the employee's foot. His left foot was crushed between the pipes, requiring surgery for broken toe bones.

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