# Fractures at Fred Owen Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024109857` · 10/23/2024 · CHILDERSBURG, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
- **Secondary source:** Railroad tracks
## Employer
- **Name:** Fred Owen Construction Inc
- **Location:** 17589 Plant Road, CHILDERSBURG, ALABAMA, 35044
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was covering railroad crossties with dirt using a shovel near backhoe equipment. The backhoe hit a hard spot causing the stabilizer to shift approximately one foot, pinning the employee's foot against the rail. Their right ankle was broken.

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