# Fractures at Sumitomo Rubber USA
> OSHA SIR `2017043147` · 4/7/2017 · TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** Sumitomo Rubber USA
- **Location:** 10 Sheridan Drive, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a walk-behind (walkie) was attempting to turn the equipment when he was caught between the walkie and a wall. The walkie rolled over his left ankle, causing a fracture that required surgery.

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