# Bruises, contusions at Rural King
> OSHA SIR `2025021865` · 2/26/2025 · HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Rural King
- **Location:** 7611 Old Troy Pike, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, 45424
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was helping a customer load product into their vehicle while another associate was lining up a forklift to move a pallet of salt. The injured employee tripped over the forks of the forklift and fell on the ground, sustaining a contusion to their upper back. The employee was hospitalized.

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