# Fractures at TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024021504` · 2/17/2024 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
- **Location:** 1 Tesla Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling hydration products using an electric pallet jack. When the employee restarted the jack, it struck a skid's stationary hitch latch. Their left ankle contacted the latch while their right ankle was pinned against the pallet jack's stand. Both ankles were broken, and the employee was hospitalized.

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