# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ports America Chesapeake LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023065152` · 6/12/2023 · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Ports America Chesapeake LLC
- **Location:** 2700 Broening Highway, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 21224
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was driving forward in a container top handler vehicle with a container raised. When the employee applied the brakes, they were ejected from the cab, going through the glass. The employee sustained a punctured left lung, lacerated liver, crush injury to a kidney, seven broken ribs on the left side, and scalp lacerations. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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