# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Port Logistics Group
> OSHA SIR `2020032830` · 3/27/2020 · GROVE CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** Port Logistics Group
- **Location:** 2235 Southwest Blvd, GROVE CITY, OHIO, 43123
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he was backing up with a skid (wood pallet) load, the load caught on a beam post; his head hit the handle of the forklift and his abdomen hit the steering wheel. He suffered a vertical cut between his eyebrows, about 2-2.5 inches long, as well as an abdominal injury with possible internal bleeding.

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