# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at IKEA Distribution Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025088157` · 8/16/2025 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** IKEA Distribution Services, Inc
- **Location:** 650 Emerald Dr, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60432
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift when the forklift and his left hand struck a racking system, resulting in a cut and fracture that required surgery.

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