# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Aaron Thomas Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023076335` · 7/17/2023 · CREST HILL, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Aaron Thomas Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 21561 Division Street, CREST HILL, ILLINOIS, 60403
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 17, 2023, an employee was removing materials from a pallet next to a production line when they were struck by a forklift moving in reverse. The vehicle ran over the employee's left foot, resulting in injuries to three toes that required surgery.

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