# Fractures at Americold
> OSHA SIR `2015075132` · 7/28/2015 · HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Americold
- **Location:** 2525 Bergey Road, HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 19440
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping the warehouse floor with his head down. A forklift operator was driving in reverse when he struck the employee and ran over his leg. The employee was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery for a left leg fracture.

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