# Crushing injuries at M-TEK, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107882` · 10/21/2015 · MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** M-TEK, Inc.
- **Location:** 435 Church Road, MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, 39110
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the ground performing a safety check on his fork truck when another fork truck driver backed into the aisle and pinned the injured employee between the two fork trucks. Both lower legs were crushed.

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