# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at A & D Welding
> OSHA SIR `2016043099` · 4/13/2016 · PATASKALA, OHIO
## 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:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** A & D Welding
- **Location:** 11819 National Road SW, PATASKALA, OHIO, 43062
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While connecting beams and attempting to torque the bolts, an employee was pinned between the beam and the lift controls. He fractured his back and two ribs and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.

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