# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Dollar Tree Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065133` · 6/3/2020 · ROME, NEW YORK
## 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:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar Tree Inc.
- **Location:** 640 Perimeter Road, ROME, NEW YORK, 13441
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a battery-powered pallet jack. Its handle struck the employee in the abdomen, causing three broken ribs and a bruised liver.

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