# Crushing injuries at Sherwood Food Distributors
> OSHA SIR `2017087536` · 8/8/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## 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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sherwood Food Distributors
- **Location:** 5400 Fulton Industrial Blvd., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when he lost control of the equipment. His foot was caught and crushed between the forklift and a steel pole.

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