# Fractures at New Albertsons
> OSHA SIR `2018099887` · 9/24/2018 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** New Albertsons
- **Location:** 1955 W. North Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when the forks/mast began to raise and struck a structural steel beam in the ceiling. The collision with the beam abruptly stopped the forklift causing the employee to be ejected from the cab. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs.

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