# Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
> OSHA SIR `2024021780` · 2/27/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
- **Location:** 7700 Kirkpatrick Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping load train wheels onto a trailer. A forklift put a wheel on the trailer and pushed it. The wheel veered toward the employee. He jumped off the trailer and landed on his right side; the wheel then hit him on the left upper leg, severing his femoral artery.

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