# Fractures at Central Transport
> OSHA SIR `2023010770` · 1/25/2023 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Transport
- **Location:** 4500 IRVING BLVD, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75247
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to load pallets inside of trailers. While on the forklift inside of a trailer, the employee reached through the forks from her seat to place a shipping label on a pallet. The controls were pressed and the pallets came down on her right forearm, resulting in a fracture in two places.

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