# Fractures at Pegasus Link Constructors
> OSHA SIR `2019099879` · 9/20/2019 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** Pegasus Link Constructors
- **Location:** 660 S Zang Blvd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75208
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An excavator was being used to remove a handrail attached to the bridge sidewalk. The handrail struck an employee in the head, causing a skull fracture and a broken rib. The employee was hospitalized.

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