# Fractures at Pacific Island Movers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098514` · 9/14/2023 · TAMUNING, GUAM
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pacific Island Movers, Inc.
- **Location:** 131 Taitano Road, TAMUNING, GUAM, 96913
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking when they were struck by a forklift. The forklift came to an abrupt stop, causing a carton to fall from the forklift and strike the injured employee. They sustained fractured lower back vertebrae with nerve complications that required hospitalization.

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