# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center
> OSHA SIR `20231211603` · 12/23/2023 · SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center
- **Location:** 192 Main Street, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01546
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 23, 2023, an employee was backing a piece of mail transport equipment (MTE). They stepped backward as a fork truck was passing by and the forks of the truck contacted the employee's right ankle, resulting in injury.

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