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Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

1 hospitalization · 2017087282 · 8/1/2017 · Mega Rentals, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Concrete parking blocks and barriers

Employer

Name
Mega Rentals, Inc.
Location
I-90 and Hwy W, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN, 53589
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a vehicle to move traffic control drums from a closed lane to the shoulder. She was traveling 5 to 10 miles per hour when she crashed into the road's barrier wall, striking her knee on the plastic and metal underneath her vehicle's steering column. She suffered a knee laceration, fractured ribs, and a liver laceration, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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