Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at SpartanNash Company
Start: 5/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054579 · 5/6/2019 · SpartanNash Company

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: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: SpartanNash Company
Location: 1300 West Elkhorn Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading incoming merchandise onto a pallet racking system using a forklift. The forklift struck a loose pallet on the floor and spun out of control. The employee was thrown from the machine and pinned against the racking system. The employee was hospitalized for internal bleeding.

Source

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