# Cuts, lacerations at Texas Electric Cooperatives
> OSHA SIR `2017054503` · 5/17/2017 · GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Electric Cooperatives
- **Location:** 100 Cooperative Way, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 78626
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a stand-up forklift, an employee was struck in the right ankle by another stand-up forklift operator who was turning a corner with the forks approximately 1 foot from the floor. The employee's right ankle tendons were severed, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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