# Bruises, contusions at FedEx Freight
> OSHA SIR `2023054178` · 5/9/2023 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Freight
- **Location:** 10 Commerce Parkway, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 9, 2023, an employee was assisting another employee with turning a large crate that had fallen off a forklift. The crate struck the employee's leg, resulting in a contusion that required hospitalization.

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