Mega Rentals, Inc.
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Mega Rentals, Inc. | Report ID | 2017087282 |
| Address | I-90 and Hwy W | City, State ZIP | STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN 53589 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway | Source of Injury | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Concrete parking blocks and barriers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.99000, -89.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a vehicle to move traffic control drums from a closed lane to the shoulder. She was traveling 5 to 10 miles per hour when she crashed into the road's barrier wall, striking her knee on the plastic and metal underneath her vehicle's steering column. She suffered a knee laceration, fractured ribs, and a liver laceration, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2017, a worker at Mega Rentals, Inc. in STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway injuries.
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