# Fractures at R&T Ellis Excavating
> OSHA SIR `2018088096` · 8/8/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** R&T Ellis Excavating
- **Location:** 3400 E Hwy 80, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee acting as a spotter was walking alongside a forklift when the forklift operator turned to the right and the left rear tire pivoted outward, contacting the employee. The employee suffered a fractured foot and elbow.

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