# Fractures at DPR Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20190910080` · 9/26/2019 · THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bricks and pavers
- **Secondary source:** Wheelbarrow
## Employer
- **Name:** DPR Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 3110 Leland Lane, THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA, 32163
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing next to scaffolding, waiting for a concrete pour. A wheelbarrow, being used to move bricks from one side of the scaffolds to the next, became unbalanced. It leaned sideways and the top layer of brick fell out of the wheelbarrow and off the scaffold, striking the employee about 45 feet below. The employee suffered a broken left humerus.

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