# Crushing injuries at Chep Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119440` · 11/1/2021 · ALBANY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Chep Services, LLC
- **Location:** 3011 Clark Avenue, ALBANY, GEORGIA, 31705
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing by a parked truck. A forklift swerved to miss the truck as it backed up and struck the employee, pinning him against the truck. His right knee was crushed and he was hospitalized.

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