# Fractures at Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021559` · 2/16/2017 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 16556 US Hwy 19 N, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33764
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to start a malfunctioning truck engine while standing between the wall and the front of the truck. The employee sprayed starter fluid into the air filter while a coworker was turning the ignition key. The engine started and the truck moved forward, pinning the employee between the truck and wall. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

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