# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at American Augers Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023064910` · 6/3/2023 · WEST SALEM, OHIO
## 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 in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Augers Inc.
- **Location:** 135 US-42, WEST SALEM, OHIO, 44287
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up to a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) to grab a water bottle. As the vehicle was turning, the employee was struck by the PIV and sustained a spleen laceration and injury to the left arm and chest. The employee was hospitalized.

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