# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Martin & Company Excavating Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024099144` · 9/30/2024 · OREGON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wire, cables nonelectrified
- **Secondary source:** Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin & Company Excavating Corporation
- **Location:** 2456 East Pleasant Grove Road, OREGON, ILLINOIS, 61061
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing near a digger derrick when they were struck by a slackened lifting cable, resulting in a fractured vertebra, a laceration to the back of the head, and a concussion.

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