# Fractures at Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. dba Petco
> OSHA SIR `2025076978` · 7/18/2025 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. dba Petco
- **Location:** 3650 Fraser St. Unit A, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was being trained to use a counterbalance forklift. While operating the forklift under the supervision of his trainer, the employee exited one aisle and began turning into another when his left foot struck the end of a racking angle iron (rack protector). The employee was hospitalized with multiple foot and ankle fractures.

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