# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at CJ Hughes Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109625` · 10/16/2024 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Mini excavators
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and machine front attachments
## Employer
- **Name:** CJ Hughes Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 876 South Park Rd, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25304
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing housekeeping tasks when they were struck on the right shoulder by a mini excavator bucket, causing the employee to fall forward and strike the asphalt in front of him. The employed sustained a frontal lobe brain bleed, fractures to their right shoulder, orbital bone, and nose, as well as a forehead laceration.

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