# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at BRISTER SIGNS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023076766` · 7/26/2023 · VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Striking and nailing handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BRISTER SIGNS, INC.
- **Location:** 2091 Indian River Blvd, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32960
- **NAICS:** 541490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a pole into the ground using a slam bar. The tool came off the top of the of the U-channel post, striking the employee's right foot. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured toe that required surgery.

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