# Fractures at Air King America Div of Lasko Products
> OSHA SIR `2017054138` · 5/7/2017 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **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 Div of Lasko Products
- **Location:** 820 Lincoln Avenue, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19380
- **NAICS:** 333412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from the rubbish bin when he was struck by a forklift that was reversing. He broke his right tibia and fibula.

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