# Fractures at Keane Frac
> OSHA SIR `2018088415` · 8/16/2018 · MONTROSE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Keane Frac
- **Location:** Cabot Oil & Gas, MONTROSE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18801
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A spotter was directing a telehandler operator who was picking up an empty rack of piping. The operator picked up the load and did not see the communication from the spotter. As the operator was backing out, the spotter was crushed between the load and a parked trailer, fracturing his back.

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