# Fractures at Robey Excavating LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119990` · 11/18/2021 · PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Loaders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** Robey Excavating LLC
- **Location:** Simms Hill Rock Pad, PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA, 26055
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was acting as a spotter for a loader, guiding it backward. When the loader's forks pulled out of the load, the release of tension caused them to bounce and kick up rocks. These rocks struck and fractured the employee's right ankle and lacerated the employee's face.

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