# Fractures at Pike Electric LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021031938` · 3/3/2021 · BROOKWOOD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Pike Electric LLC
- **Location:** 1735 Lock 17 Road, BROOKWOOD, ALABAMA, 35444
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was straightening a hand line (rope used to move material) with an attached pulley that was stretched between the bucket truck and the skid steer. The rope snapped under pressure, striking the employee and causing a fracture to the left hand and lacerations on the right hand.

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