# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20171212092` · 12/20/2017 · SAINT GEORGE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tow truck
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 250 W Black Ridge Dr, SAINT GEORGE, UTAH, 84790
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to tow a vehicle that had broken down. The vehicle was hooked to the tow truck using a winch. The employee was in the space between his truck and the towed vehicle when the winch controller became jarred and damaged, causing the towed vehicle to lurch forward pinning him between it and the truck and breaking his left femur.

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