# Fractures at PLASTIC RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024021341` · 2/12/2024 · STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Chains
## Employer
- **Name:** PLASTIC RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, INC.
- **Location:** 5682 EAST PONCE DE LEON AVE, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, 30083
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using a chain and a forklift to remove a broken part from an extruder machine. As they ran the chain through the inside part of the lift, the chain struck the shifter and put the forklift into drive. The injured employee got caught between the forklift and the machine conveyor line, resulting in a broken collar bone and broken ribs.

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