# Fractures at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `20231211484` · 12/19/2023 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 1036 Jacobson Rd., suite 100, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75042
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.

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