# Fractures at Madden Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2022119926` · 11/10/2022 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Madden Contracting
- **Location:** State Highway 155, 1 mile south of Gentry Parkway, TYLER, TEXAS, 75703
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a riding lawn mower inside of a construction zone on the highway before new asphalt was laid. A vehicle entered the closed lane, striking the employee. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the body, abrasions to the arms and back, lacerations to the head, and an open leg fracture.

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