# Fractures at LKQ Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019088271` · 8/12/2019 · MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LKQ Corp
- **Location:** 7298 Waelti Drive, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32940
- **NAICS:** 423140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a forklift platform, using the forklift to move vehicle hoods into a dumpster for recycling. A vehicle hood knocked him off the platform, causing him to fall about 5-6 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken collarbone and a laceration to the back of his head requiring stitches.

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