# Fractures at Erie Industrial Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212449` · 12/4/2018 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Industrial Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** 3401 Old Airport Rd., WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 4, 2018, an employee was dismantling and installing pallet uprights. The employee was struck by a narrow-aisle forklift being operated by the host employer Luk USA LLC. The employee sustained a fractured hip and injury to the pelvic area.

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