# Fractures at NORPLAS INDUSTRIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019021260` · 2/4/2019 · NORTHWOOD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** NORPLAS INDUSTRIES INC.
- **Location:** 7825 CAPLE BLVD., NORTHWOOD, OHIO, 43619
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift in reverse when their left leg was caught between the stand up tow motor and the racking system resulting in a fractured left tibia.

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