# Fractures at MEDLINE INDUSTRIES
> OSHA SIR `2018088598` · 8/20/2018 · LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MEDLINE INDUSTRIES
- **Location:** 9103 RIVERSIDE PKY., LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30122
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 08/20/2018, an employee was moving an unstable load stacked on a forklift truck when the truck began to tip over. The employee jumped off the forklift as it tipped and was struck by the load, which fell off the forks. The employee was hospitalized with back and spinal injuries.

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