# Cuts, lacerations at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2021042844` · 4/6/2021 · FAIRBURN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 5355 Campbellton Fairburn Rd, FAIRBURN, GEORGIA, 30213
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 6, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift and activated the dead man lever in order to avoid a collision. The forklift stopped abruptly and jerked forward, causing the employee's left arm to get caught between the lift and the racking. The employee sustained a laceration to the left forearm.

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