# Fractures at Vitamix Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2017065776` · 6/23/2017 · STRONGSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Vitamix Manufacturing
- **Location:** 23221 Morgan Court, STRONGSVILLE, OHIO, 44149
- **NAICS:** 335210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a reach truck to restock shelving with pallets. While reversing the truck, the employee struck a shelving crossbeam with his left shoulder, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.

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