Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at United Parcel Service, Inc.
Start: 4/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043462 · 4/27/2021 · United Parcel Service, Inc.

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 vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service, Inc.
Location: 1331 Travis Ave., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10314
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.

Source

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