# Fractures at Rock Road Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021054068` · 5/18/2021 · BELOIT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Rock Road Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** Milwaukee Rd. and Freeman Pkwy., BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a wire rope choker to a section of 36-inch concrete sewer pipe. After connecting the choker, a backhoe lifted the section of pipe. As the pipe section was being lifted it began to spin and struck the employee pinning his right leg against a section of stationary pipe. The employee sustained a fractured right femur and lacerations.

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