# Fractures at Dollar General Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2018054553` · 5/10/2018 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar General Distribution Center
- **Location:** 4101 Lakeshore Parkway, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35022
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack configured to haul roll tainting equipment. He backed up the equipment and switched it to coast pro mode, then walked between the coasting pallet jack and a rack. His ankle was caught and fractured between the jack and the rack.

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