# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Carboline Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021367` · 2/14/2016 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Paint mixing machinery
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** Carboline Company
- **Location:** 614 Elizabeth Street, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54302
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 14, 2016, an employee was scrapping down the sides of a 56 gallon mixing tank with a wooden paint stick. His shirt got tangled with the rotating mixer shaft and the employee was pulled against the tank. The employee suffered a punctured lung, cracked ribs and lacerations to his right side, forearm and forehead.

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