Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Indorama Ventures Sustainable Recycling, LLC
Start: 11/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110512 · 11/14/2023 · Indorama Ventures Sustainable Recycling, 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 vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Bundles, bales

Employer

Name: Indorama Ventures Sustainable Recycling, LLC
Location: 4685 Mountain Creek Parkway, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75236
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing routine housekeeping duties when a bale of plastic bottles slid off the forks of a forklift that was backing out of a trailer. The bale struck the employee, pushing her into another machine. The employee suffered a fractured rib and punctured lung.

Source

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