# Dislocation of joints at Bernhard Mechanical Contractors, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2015021060` · 2/2/2015 · LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bernhard Mechanical Contractors, LLC.
- **Location:** Franks International, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was struck by an excavator while compacting soil with a Wacker Packer vibratory plate.  The employee's ankle was dislocated. He was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery.

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