Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

An employee tripped over a window opening and fell off a balcony, breaking ribs and an arm and suffering internal injuries.

An employee was lashing and securing military cargo. A nearby Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) operator was backing up a Bradley when she pulled the throttle instead of the fuel shut-off. The Bradley then hit a second Bradley and pinned the employee between the Bradley and the wall. The employee suffered two broken ribs and a […]

An employee was confronting a shoplifter when the shoplifter pushed the employee into a concrete pillar. The employee fell to the floor and suffered an internal injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was loading a box when it fell back, causing the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee suffered a broken rib and punctured lung.

An employee was working in the warehouse and loading stacks of panels (3 feet wide, 48 feet long, stacked 7 feet high). One of the stacks fell over and landed on the employee, who suffered internal injuries, broken ribs, and a broken collarbone.

An employee was selecting cases in an aisle when he could not get his jack to respond. He then became pinned between a rack bar and the backrest on his equipment while still inside the cab, suffering a lacerated liver.

An employee was attaching a connection to the wellhead for treatment when a stream of high pressured natural gas caused the following injuries to the employee: facial Injuries, right punctured lung, and a torn esophagus. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was walking to the front of the chicken house when he was hit from behind by a forklift. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, a punctured lung, and a lacerated liver.

An employee was operating a reamer drill when the main frame of the reamer drill struck the employee in the abdomen/stomach area. The employee was hospitalized with internal bleeding.

An employee was carrying a ladder on his hip when he tripped and fell, landing on top of the ladder. He later experienced irregular breathing and was hospitalized with nine fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken collar bone, and shoulder and hip sprains.