# Crushing injuries at East Alabama Paving Company, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231211482` · 12/18/2023 · AUBURN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** East Alabama Paving Company, Inc
- **Location:** Bridgewater Blvd, AUBURN, ALABAMA, 36830
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was near a backhoe while the operator was getting a broom. The broom handle struck the lever that actuates the swing of the backhoe bucket. The bucket then struck the injured employee, pinning him to the outrigger. The employee suffered crush injuries to the chest.

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