# Fractures at Gemco Roofing & Bldg. Supply, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054539` · 5/3/2019 · BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Gemco Roofing & Bldg. Supply, Inc.
- **Location:** 2601 Van Buren St., BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60104
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 3, 2019, an employee was struck by a reversing forklift resulting in a fractured wrist and a broken ankle.

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