# Fractures at GAY Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017032399` · 3/15/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple pelvic region locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** GAY Construction Company
- **Location:** 1364 Clifton Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30322
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was walking along side the forklift in order to steady a piece of equipment being moved by the lift. The equipment was being carried in a sling that was suspended on the forks of the lift and the employee was walking in front of the lift with his hand on the equipment to prevent it from swinging. The employee tripped and the lift struck the employee. The injured employee sustained two broken hips and a fractured pelvis.

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