# Fractures at McCartney Construction Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111348` · 11/29/2017 · CULLMAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** McCartney Construction Co. Inc.
- **Location:** I65 South mile marker 296, CULLMAN, ALABAMA, 35055
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were standing on the median edge of an interstate lane's inside shoulder, removing traffic control barrels. They were behind the guardrail when a private vehicle lost control and struck another vehicle, which left the road and hit two employees. One employee was hospitalized with a broken leg, broken finger, and head laceration. The employee had surgery.

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