# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at James McHugh Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017053968` · 5/2/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** James McHugh Construction Company
- **Location:** 381 East Wacker Dr., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an aerial lift at the worksite. A vehicle struck the boom of the lift causing it to swing into a steel column and the operator was bounced around in the basket resulting in facial and internal injuries and a fractured arm.

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