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Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — AXIS, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC in AXIS, ALABAMA
Employer Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC Report ID 2020109457
Address 13440 Highway 43 North City, State ZIP AXIS, ALABAMA 36505
Event Date October 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 325180 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.92000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a loading dock while a box truck was backing up into the loading bay. The employee was pinched between the trailer and the rubber seating around the bay door. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2020, a worker at Nouryon Functional Chemicals, LLC in AXIS, ALABAMA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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