# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Western Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2023109899` · 10/26/2023 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Recycling
- **Location:** 1990 South Cole, BOISE, IDAHO, 83709
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping up in an area near a cardboard baler. A forklift driver was driving through the warehouse with bales on the forks. The bales on the front left side of the forklift struck the employee, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the ground. The employee was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized.

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