# Fractures at Target Food Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021075542` · 7/7/2021 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(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:** Curbs
## Employer
- **Name:** Target Food Distribution Center
- **Location:** 42 Commerce Parkway, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 7, 2021, an employee was operating a standup forklift. When they lifted their left foot to apply the brake, their foot extended outside the operator compartment and was caught between the forklift and a concrete curb, resulting in a fractured left ankle and lacerated shin.

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