# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at General Motors
> OSHA SIR `2020054498` · 5/14/2020 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## 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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Motors
- **Location:** 2525 E. Abram, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift when it struck a structural steel column, which separated the mast from the forklift. The right side of the employee's skull struck a front support post in the forklift cabin, and the employee suffered a neck fracture and a concussion.

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