# Cuts, lacerations at G3 Enterprises - Worcester RDC Operations
> OSHA SIR `2023087058` · 8/4/2023 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Tongue
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** G3 Enterprises - Worcester RDC Operations
- **Location:** 152 Blackstone River Road, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01607
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a stand-up forklift to remove pallets from a rack. The forklift tipped over and the employee's tongue was lacerated, requiring hospitalization.

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