# Fractures at The Martin-Brower Company
> OSHA SIR `2019043734` · 4/11/2019 · WALKER, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** The Martin-Brower Company
- **Location:** 15900 Industry Way, WALKER, LOUISIANA, 70785
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A pallet jack went into motion without an operator, crushing an employee's lower leg against a piece of angle iron. The employee suffered an ankle fracture. The pallet jack was tagged out at the time.

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