# Fractures at AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE CO.
> OSHA SIR `20231211440` · 12/16/2023 · THORNTON, COLORADO
## 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:** AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE CO.
- **Location:** 8501 Grant Street, THORNTON, COLORADO, 80229
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a lift in reverse through an aisle while the lift was loaded with a headboard. The headboard caught merchandise in the aisle racks, causing it to shift and contact the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.

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