# Fractures at Forward Air, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211211105` · 12/28/2021 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Forward Air, Inc.
- **Location:** 2865 George Page Jr. Rd, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43217
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 28, 2021, an employee was struck by a load of materials that slid off a pallet on a passing forklift. The employee suffered a broken elbow.

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