# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Asphalt Inc., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021053915` · 5/12/2021 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Asphalt Inc., LLC
- **Location:** Homestead Parkway, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.

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