# Fractures at Rural King Holding Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021053944` · 5/13/2021 · MATTOON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## 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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rural King Holding Co.
- **Location:** 4216 DeWitt Ave, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 13, 2021, at approximately 8:00 PM, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift and was backing away and turning from a pallet. The forklift struck a steel structural pole and the employee sustained compound fractures to the left tibia and fibula.

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