# Fractures at Berkel and Company Contractors, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018099759` · 9/20/2018 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Berkel and Company Contractors, Inc
- **Location:** 415 14th Street, SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating rig equipment to drill and install soldier piles. The rig was traveling to the next pile location when it encountered a soft spot on the bench. The employee immediately stopped on command from the spotter. The left side track of the rig then started to sink, causing the rig to tip over on its side. The employee's left leg struck the tramming levers and computer inside the cab when the rig tipped over, suffering two fractures below the knee.

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