# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at THE HOME DEPOT
> OSHA SIR `2025088194` · 8/18/2025 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Structural barriers  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** THE HOME DEPOT
- **Location:** 5200 SW WENGER STREET, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack when it struck a yellow guardrail, pinning his ankle between the pallet jack and the guardrail. The employee suffered a crush injury to his left ankle and shin.

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