# Fractures at Southpointe Traffic Control, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043002` · 4/4/2023 · BEDFORD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southpointe Traffic Control, LLC
- **Location:** 26405 Broadway Avenue, BEDFORD, OHIO, 44146
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A traffic control employee was assisting a homeowner who was backing out of their driveway when they were struck by an excavator traveling in reverse. The employee sustained a hip and foot fracture.

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