# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023032325` · 3/14/2023 · MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4550 Swinnea Rd, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38118
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a pallet mounted on a forklift and knocked to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

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