# Fractures at The gerson company
> OSHA SIR `2021097815` · 9/10/2021 · OLATHE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **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:** The gerson company
- **Location:** 1450 S lone elm road, OLATHE, KANSAS, 66061
- **NAICS:** 541310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. The employee's foot was fractured.

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