# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at LKQ Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015085878` · 8/18/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** LKQ Corp.
- **Location:** 9314 Wallisville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77013
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to relocate a pallet of car batteries while operating a forklift with the forks elevated. As he attempted to turn, the forklift flipped over and pinned him beneath the roll-over protector and the ground. He suffered blunt force trauma to the upper torso and ruptured his spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*