# Fractures at Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P. (East Plant)
> OSHA SIR `2023010948` · 1/30/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P. (East Plant)
- **Location:** 10635 Needham Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77013
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a forklift while walking in the yard resulting in a broken left ankle and broken right foot, which required surgery.

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