# Fractures at US Dept of Army
> OSHA SIR `2019065785` · 6/7/2019 · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Dept of Army
- **Location:** 81st Regional Support Command, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29207
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was trying to direct a crane load from the back of a Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle. The employee was struck by the crane load while getting out of the way of the swinging load and suffered a fractured left wrist and elbow, a bruised hip, and a torn left rotator cuff.

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