# Fractures at National Gypsum
> OSHA SIR `2015118627` · 11/14/2015 · MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** National Gypsum
- **Location:** 1218 SW Mill Road, MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS, 67104
- **NAICS:** 327420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/14/15,at 1:30 p.m., an employee was driving a forklift while wearing a body harness and lanyard. The lanyard was run over, strangling the employee and breaking his right shoulder blade.  He was hospitalized overnight.

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