# Fractures at Georgia-Pacific
> OSHA SIR `2021075861` · 7/17/2021 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific
- **Location:** 4411 Midland Blvd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72904
- **NAICS:** 322220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/17/2021, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a temporary employee was operating a battery powered pallet jack. While walking backward, he tripped over the forks of a parked forklift. The pallet jack continued moving, rolling up onto his right leg and fracturing the ankle and foot. The employee was hospitalized.

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