# Fractures at Sysco of St. Louis Food Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211174` · 12/3/2024 · SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collapse, engulfment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco of St. Louis Food Services, LLC
- **Location:** 3850 Mueller Rd, SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI, 63301
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when it struck an empty pallet on the ground and then struck a rack. While the employee was examining the rack, it broke, and 25-pound cases of yogurt fell onto the employee. The employee sustained fractured ribs and bruising. The employee was hospitalized.

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