# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Publix
> OSHA SIR `2025010002` · 1/1/2025 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 2600 County Line Rd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33811
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was selecting orders in an aisle when a stack was bumped by a forklift in another aisle, causing cases of pancake mix to fall. The employee was struck by cases of pancake mix, resulting in a fractured right shoulder and sprained ankle.

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