# Fractures at Russo Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016099170` · 9/28/2016 · CLEVELAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Russo Corporation
- **Location:** Intersection of Hwy 67 & 174, CLEVELAND, TEXAS, 77327
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shoveling dirt onto a paved surface when a nearby skid steer made an abrupt backward turn and struck the employee's left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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