Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fastenal Company
Start: 7/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076736 · 7/25/2016 · Fastenal Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Fastenal Company
Location: 25275 Budde Ste. 2, SPRING, TEXAS, 77380
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading and unloading a semi truck with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift when it began to roll and pinned him between the semi truck and the forklift. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown