# Fractures at The Wrecking Crew Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016031985` · 3/6/2016 · HAWK POINT, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Building materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Wrecking Crew Inc
- **Location:** 121 West Lincoln, HAWK POINT, MISSOURI, 63349
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane operator was moving a load, which was secured by choker slings. An employee on the ground was struck in the head by the pole/rod while the lift was taking place, fracturing his skull.

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