# Fractures at DAVID NELSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2018099961` · 9/26/2018 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DAVID NELSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 4550 Ulmerton Rd, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 3-foot-diameter concrete pipe was being lifted by an excavator while a well point was removed. The load swung over and pinned an employee against a 42-inch iron pipe, causing hairline fractures to his left hip. He was hospitalized.

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