# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Austin Powder Holding Company
> OSHA SIR `2022087467` · 8/23/2022 · MC ARTHUR, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Austin Powder Holding Company
- **Location:** 32000 Powder Plant Road, MC ARTHUR, OHIO, 45651
- **NAICS:** 325920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just loaded a trailer and was still inside it. The dock plate was being moved with a forklift. Its edge snagged under the mast of the forklift, then broke free under pressure and came off the forks. It struck the employee's lower right leg, causing injuries to the ankle that required surgery.

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