# Fractures at Hydro-Turf Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023087674` · 8/21/2023 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Mini excavators
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydro-Turf Inc
- **Location:** 7215 Maine Lane, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80923
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was showing an operator where to dig. As the operator was getting back into the mini excavator, the joystick was activated, causing the bucket to strike the injured employee. They sustained a femur fracture.

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