# Bruises, contusions at AAA Cooper Transportation
> OSHA SIR `2016042861` · 4/5/2016 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** AAA Cooper Transportation
- **Location:** 661 Avenue W, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35214
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stood up in a forklift to reach through the mast and retrieve paperwork on the freight load. The employee had his arm extended through the mast of the forklift when the lever was hit and lowered the fork onto his arm. He suffered a severe right arm contusion with a large hematoma.

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