# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at Carpenter Contractors of America Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016087589` · 8/13/2016 · POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Carpenter Contractors of America Inc
- **Location:** 941 SW 12th Avenue, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33069
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift was lifting a small dumpster on a 1- to 2-degree slope when the forklift tipped over. The employee jumped out of the forklift during the descent and was struck on the right calf by the overhead bars, suffering tissue and ligament damage.

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