# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at SCA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015108079` · 10/28/2015 · AUBURN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** SCA, INC.
- **Location:** 764 W. Veterans Blvd., AUBURN, ALABAMA, 36832
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift driver was lifting  4' x 4' totes weighing approximately 120 lbs. when full. Two totes fell and struck the injured employee; one struck the employee's back and the other struck the employee's leg. The injured employee suffered a pneumothorax puncture to the left lung and the right heel bone was fractured.

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