# Crushing injuries at Kroger
> OSHA SIR `2017109913` · 10/15/2017 · BLUE ASH, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger
- **Location:** 6300 Creek Rd., BLUE ASH, OHIO, 45242
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 15, 2017, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift in the warehouse. While backing from a rack system the forklift bumped a rack and the operator's fingers were crushed between the rear of the stand-up forklift and the racking system.

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