# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025076409` · 7/2/2025 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 2400 J. Terrell Wooten Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving an electric stand-up forklift with a pallet on the tines. The employee was turning right into an aisle when the forklift struck a steel rack. The employee sustained a puncture wound and laceration to the left thigh. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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