# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at NBC Distributors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021032648` · 3/29/2021 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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 vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** NBC Distributors, LLC
- **Location:** 135 Goddard Memorial Dr., WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01603
- **NAICS:** 424330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing outside his forklift, cleaning it, when another forklift backed into him. He suffered internal injuries.

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