# Fractures at Air King America LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032116` · 3/7/2017 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(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:** Air King America LLC
- **Location:** 820 Lincoln Avenue, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19380
- **NAICS:** 335210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a backing forklift. His right leg went under the forklift resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

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