# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at JD Eckman, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015042263` · 4/22/2015 · PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Guardrails, road dividers
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** JD Eckman, Inc.
- **Location:** Rt 23 Pickering Creek Bridge, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19453
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a section of traffic guardrail. A backhoe was being used to remove the section. When it pulled on the guardrail, a portion of the guardrail flung and struck the employee in his legs.

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