# Bruises, contusions at Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022054513` · 5/24/2022 · HENDERSON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc
- **Location:** 12650 Tucson Street, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping unload a pre-cast concrete vault. He was signaling for the forklift operator and  got caught in between the load being lifted and a parked forklift. The concrete barrier struck the employee in the torso and bruised his ribs.

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