# Fractures at Whole Foods Market South Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20241110874` · 11/21/2024 · BRASELTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Whole Foods Market South Distribution Center
- **Location:** 211 BDC Parkway, BRASELTON, GEORGIA, 30517
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping the floor near a receiving dock when they were struck by a reversing forklift, resulting in a broken ankle.

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