# Fractures at West Virginia Paving, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020099055` · 9/23/2020 · BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Asphalt and concrete spreaders
## Employer
- **Name:** West Virginia Paving, Inc.
- **Location:** I-77 SB, MM 36.5, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25802
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were raking concrete in front of the concrete screed in a work zone. A semi-trailer entered the work zone and struck the concrete screed. The concrete screed then struck both employees and knocked them to the ground. Employee 1 suffered a fractured left leg and a laceration to the back of the head and was hospitalized. Employee 2 suffered contusions to both knees and the chest and whiplash. Employee 2 was treated and released.

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