# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Host Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2021108512` · 10/1/2021 · PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA
## 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 propelled by another vehicle in  nonroadway area
- **Source:** Tugboat, towboat
- **Secondary source:** Barge
## Employer
- **Name:** Host Terminals
- **Location:** Louis Dreyfus Commodities, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
- **NAICS:** 111110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading material from a dock onto a barge. A tugboat struck the barge. The employee was knocked off a ladder, hit the side of the barge, and fell into the water. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.

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