# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Meriwether Site Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023076633` · 7/24/2023 · KENNESAW, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Meriwether Site Solutions
- **Location:** 2652 South Main Street, KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a silt fence from a property when they were struck by the bucket of an excavator. The employee was knocked to the ground and sustained a concussion and compression fracture.

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