# Fractures at Penn Pallet, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211834` · 12/13/2017 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Pallet, Inc.
- **Location:** 675 Filmore Road, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator was traveling down a ramp with a stack of pallets, while another employee was walking up the ramp. The employees collided and the injured employee was struck by the pallets, requiring hospitalization for a skull fracture.

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