# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Kroger Distribution Ctr.
> OSHA SIR `2016087598` · 8/14/2016 · DELAWARE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Distribution Ctr.
- **Location:** 2000 Nutter Farms Lane, DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the oil on the reefer unit of a trailer. A third-party tractor did not see the employee and pinned the employee between the tractor and the trailer. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.

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