# Fractures at Northern Clearing
> OSHA SIR `2018021574` · 2/15/2018 · CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Clearing
- **Location:** 95 Washington Street, CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02021
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a fractured foot when an excavator bucket struck a timber mat pile and the mat struck the employee's foot. The employee was 18 feet away at the time.

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