# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Prefco Distribution, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024021238` · 2/9/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Prefco Distribution, LLC
- **Location:** 1190 West Loop North Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77055
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack to move a stack of pallets when the pallet jack struck the front-right fork of a stationary forklift. The impact forced the employee off the pallet jack, and his right foot got caught between the pallet jack and the forklift. The employee suffered a broken and dislocated ankle.

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