# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Tech Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024087997` · 8/28/2024 · WAIANAE, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Tech Systems Inc
- **Location:** Lualualei Naval Facility, WAIANAE, HAWAII, 96792
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

The injured employee was spotting for a forklift that was loading 2,000-pound ammunition crates onto a flatbed truck. One of the ammo crates turned on its side, fell off the forklift, and crushed the spotter's foot. The employee was hospitalized.

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