Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at RESERS SALAD FACTORY
Start: 12/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212359 · 12/2/2018 · RESERS SALAD FACTORY

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: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: RESERS SALAD FACTORY
Location: 3215 SE 6th, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
NAICS: 445299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a powered industrial truck to transfer and deliver palletized supplies to a staging area. The employee was found lying on the ground next to his truck, which had struck a storage rack and was partially underneath it. He was hospitalized, having suffered rib damage and a punctured lung.

Source

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