# Fractures at McLane Company
> OSHA SIR `20211110015` · 11/18/2021 · HAMILTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** McLane Company
- **Location:** 815 High St, HAMILTON, OHIO, 45011
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing with a fully loaded walkie pallet jack on the side lift gate of a delivery truck, preparing for a delivery. The lift gate platform broke at the hinges, causing the employee, the pallet jack, and a loaded pallet to fall about 4 feet to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.

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