# Fractures at Mid South Extrusion Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191212670` · 12/10/2019 · MONROE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid South Extrusion Inc
- **Location:** 2015 Jackson Street, MONROE, LOUISIANA, 71202
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking behind a forklift when the forklift started to back up. The forklift operator did not see the employee and struck him. He suffered a fractured left tibia and broken left ankle.

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