# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Excel Group
> OSHA SIR `2024098706` · 9/18/2024 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle
- **Source:** Heavy rail vehicles  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Group
- **Location:** 26100 LA Hwy 405, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee in the rail yard was struck by the corner of a slow-moving railcar and lost their balance. The employee grabbed onto the side of the railcar to regain their balance and sustained an avulsion injury to the left thigh and a broken right ankle.

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