# Fractures at Great Northern Lumber, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032652` · 3/30/2016 · BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Northern Lumber, Inc.
- **Location:** 2200 W. 127th St., BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up blocks on the ground behind a forklift. The forklift operator struck the employee while backing up. The employee sustained an ankle bone fracture and was hospitalized.

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