# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at S. H. Bell Company
> OSHA SIR `20231211003` · 12/1/2023 · EAST LIVERPOOL, 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 backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** S. H. Bell Company
- **Location:** 2217 Michigan Ave, EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, 43920
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was looking into the bucket of a front-end loader to see how much material was in it. A skid steer backed into the employee, who then fell into the edge of the front loader's bucket and suffered internal bleeding in the abdominal area.

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