# Fractures at Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118410` · 11/9/2015 · MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 2630 South Jefferson Avenue, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75456
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving product with a forklift. When he exited the vehicle, the forklift began to roll. He attempted to re-enter the lift and was struck by the front tire, suffering an open fracture to his left knee. The parking brake was not set at the time of the incident.

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