# Fractures at Kanawha Scales and Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087848` · 8/25/2023 · POCA, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Kanawha Scales and Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 111 Jacobson Drive, POCA, WEST VIRGINIA, 25159
- **NAICS:** 333997
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing behind a pickup truck and guiding it into tight work area. The employee was struck and pinned by the truck, resulting in a broken femur.

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