Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

An employee was pinned between a railcar and the handrail of a transfer cable while switching railcars resulting in internal injuries.

Two employees were clearing a tree that had fallen on a utility pole in order to put the pole back in service. A limb from the tree broke off and fell onto the two employees. The first employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. The second employee suffered a broken hip, broken ribs, and […]

An employee was loading and unloading a semi truck with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift when it began to roll and pinned him between the semi truck and the forklift. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was delivering merchandise to a customer and while on the lift gate he slipped and fell to the ground injuring his spleen.

An employee was lifting panels from one place to another place, finished the job and then went home. While at home the employee felt pain in his chest. The employee went to the hospital and was admitted with a collapsed lung.

An employee was using a powered walk-behind forklift to move raw material when he was pinned between the forklift and a roll of metal, injuring his hip and liver.

An employee was descending a ladder when he missed the last step. He grabbed onto the ladder of the injured employee, who was working next to him, knocking him off. The injured employee suffered a collapsed lung and cracked ribs.

An employee was unhooking a cart from a tug that contained three carts. The tug operator put the tug in reverse, pinning the employee between two carts. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken clavicle, and broken rib.

An employee was dismantling a conveyor system when a piece of the conveyor fell and hit him on the back, breaking his rib and deflating a lung.

After climbing over a 3-foot joist, an employee stepped on a loose angle iron and fell on his right side, suffering internal injuries.