# Fractures at United Towing and Transport
> OSHA SIR `2020087260` · 8/1/2020 · VESTAVIA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tow truck
## Employer
- **Name:** United Towing and Transport
- **Location:** 3266 Cahaba Heights Rd, VESTAVIA, ALABAMA, 35243
- **NAICS:** 488410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was under a disabled vehicle that had been raised on a flatbed truck. The vehicle rolled off the bed of the truck and its tire landed on the employee's right forearm, causing multiple fractures.

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