# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at National Distribution Centers LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110444` · 11/8/2024 · NEW CONCORD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** National Distribution Centers LLC
- **Location:** 35 Rix Mills Road, NEW CONCORD, OHIO, 43762
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was training to operate an electric pallet jack (EPJ) to pick orders. The employee released the EPJ throttle and it started to slow. The employee then stepped off the EPJ while his hand was on the EPJ control handle. The EPJ continued its forward momentum and the employee's right foot was caught between a pallet in the aisle and the EPJ. The employee sustained a crush injury to his right hallux that required surgery and was hospitalized.

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