# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at DuraServ Corp
> OSHA SIR `20201211452` · 12/7/2020 · TIFTON, GEORGIA
## 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:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** DuraServ Corp
- **Location:** 4502 Old Union Road, TIFTON, GEORGIA, 31794
- **NAICS:** 811412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to release the mechanical hold down for a dock plate while a forklift lifted the plate up so that the employee could access the area. When the hold down was released, the forklift moved from under the dock plate, allowing it to fall onto employee. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a laceration to his liver, and injury to his diaphragm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*