# Fractures at Gootee Construction
> OSHA SIR `2019099925` · 9/23/2019 · KENNER, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Gootee Construction
- **Location:** 1 Terminal Drive, KENNER, LOUISIANA, 70062
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a scissor lift from the ground using handheld controls. The lift turned and its right wheel struck the employee, breaking the tibia and another leg bone. The employee was hospitalized.

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