# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at WAURIKA LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2018043890` · 4/23/2018 · WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
- **Secondary source:** Cattle and other bovines
## Employer
- **Name:** WAURIKA LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.
- **Location:** HWY 81 SOUTH, WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA, 73573
- **NAICS:** 424520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift-loader operator was moving feed for cattle inside a pen when a cow charged the operator. The operator quickly spun the loader around to avoid the cow and struck an employee standing nearby, pinning him against a fence/gate inside the pen. The employee suffered internal injuries with cuts and lacerations.

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