# Fractures at Forward Air, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201111048` · 11/22/2020 · GROVEPORT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Forward Air, Inc.
- **Location:** 6800 Port Road, GROVEPORT, OHIO, 43125
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving empty pallets with a forklift. When the forklift stopped, the employee fell off to the ground and suffered broken neck vertebrae.

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