# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at RESERS SALAD FACTORY
> OSHA SIR `20181212359` · 12/2/2018 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## 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:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** RESERS SALAD FACTORY
- **Location:** 3215 SE 6th, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66607
- **NAICS:** 445299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a powered industrial truck to transfer and deliver palletized supplies to a staging area. The employee was found lying on the ground next to his truck, which had struck a storage rack and was partially underneath it. He was hospitalized, having suffered rib damage and a punctured lung.

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