# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at BIG LOTS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024043373` · 4/17/2024 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision  vehicle overturn
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** BIG LOTS INC.
- **Location:** 300 PHILIPPI RD., COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift to put away pallets. After offloading a pallet, he made a wide left turn to head into another building. The lift overturned and made contact with a guardrail, pinning the employee's left leg against the rail and resulting in an injury to his femur.

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