# Cuts, lacerations at Martin's Potato Chips Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023087320` · 8/11/2023 · THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin's Potato Chips Inc
- **Location:** 5847 W Lincoln Highway, THOMASVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17364
- **NAICS:** 424990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper attached. The chain that holds the hopper in place was stuck between the forklift prongs. The employee was working to free the chain when the forklift forks fell on their left forearm causing a severe laceration.

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