# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at National Freight Industries
> OSHA SIR `2024065313` · 6/16/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** National Freight Industries
- **Location:** 4800 Henrietta Creek Road, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 16 2024, at 1:00 PM, an employee was operating an electric pallet jack. As the pallet jack was coming to a stop, the employee stepped off the pallet jack, which continued forward and struck their Achilles tendon. The employee sustained injury to their Achilles tendon.

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