Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vader Trucking, Inc., 2730 Sutton Road, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS 60195
on , Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was uncoupling a loaded trailer from the truck. At the same time, the equipment that was loaded on the trailer was being removed from the trailer. The unloading of the equipment caused the uncoupled trailer to move back and upward, trapping the employee between the front of the trailer and the back of the truck. They sustained rib fractures and a punctured lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersTrailers