# Fractures at DAK Americas LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021456` · 2/15/2023 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Bundles, bales
## Employer
- **Name:** DAK Americas LLC
- **Location:** 4030 Pottsville Pike, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting housekeeping in the bale staging area when a nearby forklift reversed and pushed a 2-story bale that was approximately 4-5 feet high. The bale fell over onto the employee; they sustained fractures to the right shoulder blade, rib, and hip.

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