# Fractures at Fort Myer Construction Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023098562` · 9/16/2023 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Fort Myer Construction Corporation
- **Location:** M Street NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20018
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was flagging traffic when they were struck from behind by a car that entered a work zone. The impact of the vehicle threw the employee approximately 45 feet and she landed on another employee. The employee who was struck by the car sustained a head laceration and fractures to the ribs and ankle.

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