# Fractures at Wausau Tile Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087297` · 8/10/2023 · ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Wausau Tile Inc.
- **Location:** 9001 Business Hwy 51, ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN, 54474
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 10, 2023, an employee was checking tags on pallets he was about to package for shipping. After checking the tags, the employee stood up, turned, and started walking. They were struck by a moving forklift and sustained a broken right femur requiring hospitalization.

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