# Fractures at Whirlpool Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018099599` · 9/17/2018 · CLYDE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Whirlpool Corporation
- **Location:** 119 Birdseye St., CLYDE, OHIO, 43410
- **NAICS:** 335224
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down an aisleway. A forklift struck her while backing up, breaking her left wrist.

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