# Fractures at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2019088894` · 8/27/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 16507 Central Green Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating material handling equipment (MHE) when he hit a column in the warehouse. Just before impact, he stuck his foot outside of the MHE. His foot was caught between a column protector and the bottom of the MHE, resulting in a fractured ankle.

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