# Crushing injuries at IWCO Direct
> OSHA SIR `2019099381` · 9/9/2019 · HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** IWCO Direct
- **Location:** 100 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 19526
- **NAICS:** 541860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack to unload pallets from a truck. The dock plate rose up about 1 ft. when the employee entered the truck. While backing out, the employee's right foot was crushed between the dock plate and the pallet jack.

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