# Fractures at The Hillman Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087534` · 8/17/2023 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hillman Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 212 Burlington Rd NE, ROME, GEORGIA, 30161
- **NAICS:** 423710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 17, 2023, an employee was operating an order picker that was carrying empty pallets. The employee went to avoid a pallet in his path when the vehicle collided with a rack, causing the pallets to fall from the vehicle. His leg was pinned between the order picker and the stack of pallets, resulting in leg fractures.

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