# Fractures at Southern Methodist University
> OSHA SIR `2025054815` · 5/21/2025 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Methodist University
- **Location:** 3030 Bush Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75205
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) around campus collecting trash. While performing a U-turn the UTV became lodged against the curb. While freeing the UTV, it launched forward and collided with a wall adjacent to the curb. The steering wheel jerked and fractured their wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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