# Fractures at Pride Masonry LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110560` · 11/12/2024 · ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object  unspecified
- **Source:** Structural blocks  stone and masonry
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pride Masonry LLC
- **Location:** New bridge at the I-26/Blue Ridge Parkway intersection, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28801
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was placing masonry stone around bridge abutments. A stone measuring 1 by 4 feet was being placed on the forks of a forklift truck when the forks made contact with the wall, and the stone moved. The employee went to stabilize the stone, and the stone came down and crushed his fingers, resulting in fractures.

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