# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087857` · 8/25/2024 · WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s)  unspecified
- **Source:** Golf cart, personnel transport cart
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
- **Location:** 99 International Drive, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06095
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a golf cart in an aisle when a forklift struck the golf cart. The operator was thrown into metal racks and sustained a leg laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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