# Fractures and dislocations at Dub-l-ee Construction, Plumbing and Heating
> OSHA SIR `2022119673` · 11/3/2022 · KIRTLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Dub-l-ee Construction, Plumbing and Heating
- **Location:** Ks St, KIRTLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO, 87117
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was providing oversight to an excavator as it was placing steel plates over a trench box. High winds caused the steel plate to torque and strike the trench box spreader. The plate bounced back and struck the employee, causing a tibia fracture, laceration to the lower leg, and dislocation of the elbow.

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