# Fractures at Pepsi-Cola Co
> OSHA SIR `2024032560` · 3/21/2024 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and toe(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepsi-Cola Co
- **Location:** 9010 Wall Street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78754
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee parked a mid-center forklift adjacent to a counterbalance forklift inside a racking bay. As they exited the mid-center forklift, they were struck by the counterbalance forklift as it was backing up. The injured employee's left ankle was caught between the forklifts resulting in toe and heel fractures.

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