# Fractures at Equipment Depot
> OSHA SIR `2020109822` · 10/15/2020 · ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Equipment Depot
- **Location:** RJW Transport, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60446
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 15, 2020, at approximately 7:30 a.m., a field service technician had just loaded a drive unit into a van using a forklift. The employee exited the forklift to straighten the unit in the van. The forklift rolled forward and pinned the employee between the bumper of the van and the carriage of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized for broken bones in the right leg.

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