# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025077167` · 7/23/2025 · COTTONDALE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc.
- **Location:** 10799 Ed Stephens Road, COTTONDALE, ALABAMA, 35453
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking across the dock, interacting with forklift drivers on what was being loaded. A forklift drove forward with a tall load on the forks. The employee was struck by the load (running board/rocker panel rack) on the forklift. The employee sustained several contusions and an injury to their right Achilles tendon that required surgery.

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