# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Higgins Pallets
> OSHA SIR `20241110965` · 11/25/2024 · LAMAR, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine platforms, surfaces
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Higgins Pallets
- **Location:** 701 East 20th Street, LAMAR, MISSOURI, 64759
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing jammed nails in a pallet nailing machine. He lost his balance while stepping off the machine and tripped over a retractable power cord. He struck a nearby roller table and sustained collapsed lungs and a fractured rib.

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