# Fractures at Sethness Products Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111459` · 11/6/2018 · SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(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:** Sethness Products Company
- **Location:** 3422 W. Touhy Avenue, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, 60076
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator was attempting to make a three-point turn after backing up from an aisle. An employee had their back towards the reversing forklift and was struck. The employee's foot was caught in the forklift's wheel well resulting in a fractured ankle.

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