# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Safety Marking Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087555` · 8/25/2022 · CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Safety Marking Inc.
- **Location:** I-95 Northbound approximately 2500 ft North of Jefferson Boulevard Cranston Rhode Island 02920, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, 02920
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a work zone in a double left lane closure. A vehicle backed into the employee, striking the backs of the employee's knees. The employee developed leg swelling and was hospitalized.

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