# Fractures at Blue Nile Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2020043402` · 4/14/2020 · LATHROP, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Nile Contractors
- **Location:** 118 Elm & Walnut, LATHROP, MISSOURI, 64465
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to assist the trackhoe operator with plate placement. The employee was struck by the swing arm of the trackhoe and was then pinned between the trackhoe's bucket and a rock box. The employee sustained a broken left hip.

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