Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC
Start: 10/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109457 · 10/5/2020 · Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC

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: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Delivery truck or van
Secondary source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC
Location: 13440 Highway 43 North, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
NAICS: 325180
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a loading dock while a box truck was backing up into the loading bay. The employee was pinched between the trailer and the rubber seating around the bay door. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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