# Fractures at Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076730` · 7/24/2024 · MONROE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** 1051 W. 7th Street, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck and knocked down by a reversing forklift. The forklift wheels ran over their legs and broke a femur.

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