# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Emerald Carpets
> OSHA SIR `2018054482` · 5/8/2018 · DALTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## 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:** Emerald Carpets
- **Location:** 2650 Abutment Road, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee struck a support beam with a forklift truck and suffered internal injuries. He then exited the forklift truck and fell, striking his head on the concrete surface. He suffered neck, back, and head injuries, as well as fractured vertebrae.

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