# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Arlington Heights Ford, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099120` · 9/4/2018 · ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Arlington Heights Ford, Inc.
- **Location:** 801 W. Dundee Road, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60004
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were cleaning a car in a car lot. One of them was struck by a pallet carried by a forklift, suffering a broken arm, broken shoulder, broken ribs, and ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.

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