# Fractures at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2016021454` · 2/16/2016 · LACOMBE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** Smuckers, LACOMBE, LOUISIANA, 70445
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a stand up counterbalance in the case pick area when she collided with pallets in the racking. The corner of the upper Chep pallet penetrated the operator compartment, striking the employee in the upper hip area and fracturing the pelvis.

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