# Crushing injuries at Republic National Distributing Company
> OSHA SIR `2015041939` · 4/12/2015 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Posts, bollards, moorings
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic National Distributing Company
- **Location:** 6511 Tri County Pkwy, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
- **NAICS:** 424810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift drove up a wet ramp backwards. The forklift started to slide, so the employee put his foot out to lessen the impact. His left foot was crushed between the forklift and a pillar.

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