# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020109457` · 10/5/2020 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## 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 backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC
- **Location:** 13440 Highway 43 North, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a loading dock while a box truck was backing up into the loading bay. The employee was pinched between the trailer and the rubber seating around the bay door. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

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