# Fractures at American Woodmark Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024087612` · 8/19/2024 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
## Employer
- **Name:** American Woodmark Corporation
- **Location:** 2801 W Saner Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75233
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing at the administration station counting parts on pallets, verifying correct parts are being sent, and entering shipping information into the computer program. A forklift struck a pallet of approximately 80 cabinet base panels and the panels fell onto the employee who suffered a broken left tibia.

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