# Cuts, lacerations at UFP Chicago, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043794` · 4/27/2023 · BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** UFP Chicago, LLC
- **Location:** 2200 W. 127th St., BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 27, 2023, at approximately 10:20 AM, the injured employee was walking when they were struck by a forklift that was driving in reverse. He fell on his back and his right leg was caught between the rear right tire of the forklift and the ground, resulting in a laceration and strain to his left leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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