# Fractures at Osmose Utility Services Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211210311` · 12/1/2021 · INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Osmose Utility Services Inc
- **Location:** rural area, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 64051
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking next to a utility task vehicle when the vehicle began climbing a berm and started to tip. The employee reached over to prevent the vehicle from tipping and was thrown into the air, resulting in a fractured right femur.

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