# Fractures at EG America
> OSHA SIR `2022087379` · 8/19/2022 · WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** EG America
- **Location:** 165 Flanders Road, WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 01581
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 19, 2022, an employee was operating a battery-powered pallet jack when it went out of control. The employee jumped off the pallet jack and struck a wall, suffering a broken right heel.

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