# Fractures at Pepsi Bottling Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201211795` · 12/17/2020 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepsi Bottling Group, LLC
- **Location:** 3020 Melby road, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54702
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 17, 2020, an employee was standing on the fork of a forklift as it lowered a powered pallet jack. The jack tipped and the employee jumped to avoid being struck by it. He suffered a broken kneecap and an injury to the mid-leg.

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