# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at SAM'S CLUB
> OSHA SIR `20191010365` · 10/3/2019 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** SAM'S CLUB
- **Location:** 4295 45TH STREET, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33407
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up forklift and carrying a load as part of his stocking duties. He was going down the same aisle as another employee that was also driving the same kind of forklift. The employee in front suddenly stopped and reversed with the forks in the high position, striking the employee that was behind him. The employee was hospitalized with puncture injuries to the right calf and main arteries.

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