# Fractures at Waste Management of Kansas Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043281` · 4/11/2017 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Kansas Inc
- **Location:** 7351 NW US Hwy 75, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66683
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a forklift as it was backing up in the recycle center resulting in a broken leg.

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