Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at TransPak
Start: 4/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043289 · 4/15/2024 · TransPak

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lung(s), pleura
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Other semi, tractor-trailer

Employer

Name: TransPak
Location: 201 Logistics Drive Building 5, KYLE, TEXAS, 78640
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to offload boxes from the trailer of an 18-wheel truck. The forklift was still in the trailer when the truck began to move, causing the forklift to slide off the truck. The employee jumped off the forklift and landed on the concrete below, resulting in broken bones and a punctured lung.

Source

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