# Fractures at Owens & Minor - Pittsburgh Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20231211516` · 12/20/2023 · GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Owens & Minor - Pittsburgh Distribution Center
- **Location:** 134 Industrial Park Road Suite 1000, GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15601
- **NAICS:** 423450
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.

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