# Fractures at RLS Logistics
> OSHA SIR `20171211701` · 12/9/2017 · NEWFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** RLS Logistics
- **Location:** 2179 Main Road, NEWFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 08344
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking location when the forklift cage became caught on a post and broke, causing it to move forward. The employee was then pinned between the forklift seat and steering wheel, suffering a fractured tibia and fibula.

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