# Fractures at Jacobs Seal Services North America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118406` · 11/8/2015 · HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Jacobs Seal Services North America, Inc.
- **Location:** 335 LA Hwy 3142, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift tried to steady something on the opposite side of the forklift with his arm. While doing so, he made contact with the controls, actuating the forklift mast in the downward direction. He broke multiple bones in his forearm and was hospitalized.

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