# Bruises, contusions at Cross Contracting, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018099731` · 9/20/2018 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cross Contracting, LLC
- **Location:** 302 International Trade Parkway, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31410
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging and helping an excavator operator connect a reinforced concrete pipe when the pipe twisted and struck the employee's right femur, causing a deep contusion.

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