# Fractures at Goodwill of the Coastal Empire
> OSHA SIR `2016076330` · 7/13/2016 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodwill of the Coastal Empire
- **Location:** 249 Village at Glynn Place., BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31525
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was placing material from the back of the truck onto a door that was lying across the forks of a forklift. When he stepped backwards, he stepped onto the edge of the door, lost his balance and fell to the concrete 4 to 5 feet below. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the leg and injured his foot and ankle.

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