# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Kuehne + Nagel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212116` · 12/21/2017 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Kuehne + Nagel, Inc.
- **Location:** 4275 Fritch Drive, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18020
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when he lost control as the unit sped up. He swerved and fell off the jack, hitting the concrete floor. He broke four ribs and bruised a lung.

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