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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017064984 · 6/1/2017 · Veolia ES Techical Solutions, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Veolia ES Techical Solutions, L.L.C.
Location
7 Moible Avenue, SAUGET, ILLINOIS, 62201
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a sit-down forklift and transporting large tote bags filled with product to be incinerated. As the forklift was making a 90-degree right turn, it tipped over onto its left side and the employee fell from the driver seat and was pinned under the overhead guard. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the torso and legs including two broken femurs, eight broken ribs, two collapsed lungs, four injured vertebrae, lacerations to the liver, intestine, and vein to lower extremities. The employee's spleen was also removed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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