# Fractures at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20241110268` · 11/4/2024 · MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
- **Location:** 1220 N 6th Street, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2024, an employee was parking an electric walk-behind pallet jack when the accelerator was bumped. Their left foot was caught between the pallet jack and the charging station. The employee was hospitalized with a left lateral malleolus fracture.

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