# Fractures at United Rentals Trench Safety
> OSHA SIR `2018099236` · 9/6/2018 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals Trench Safety
- **Location:** 4000 S. 26th St., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19112
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a load of shoring equipment being moved by an excavator when the boom swung, breaking an ankle and heel. The employee was hospitalized.

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