# Fractures at FedEx Freight, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021320` · 2/10/2020 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## 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:** FedEx Freight, Inc.
- **Location:** 4402 Robertson Road, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53714
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the loading dock while another employee was using a forklift to load a trailer. As the employee turned to get a pallet jack, the employee's foot became pinched between the rear of the forklift and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle and tendon damage.

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