# Fractures at The Whitaker Company
> OSHA SIR `2023109862` · 10/25/2023 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Whitaker Company
- **Location:** 1557 Marietta Road Northwest, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking empty drums into a trailer. The employee then exited the trailer, using the forks of a forklift as a step. The forklift's parking brake failed, causing the forklift to move forward and pin the employee's right leg between the forklift and the trailer. The employee's right lower leg was crushed, resulting in a fracture and a laceration.

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