# Fractures at GMVM Fairfax Assembly
> OSHA SIR `2016087641` · 8/15/2016 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** GMVM Fairfax Assembly
- **Location:** 3201 Fairfax Trafficway, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66115
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was talking to a coworker on the west side of the drive aisle. After finishing the conversation, the employee crossed back over to the east side of the drive aisle and was struck by a fork truck driving forward with a single material container. The employee was knocked to the ground and was struck a second time when the material container slid off the forks. The employee suffered a right thumb fracture, right tibia fracture, and lower leg scratch.

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