# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016076246` · 7/12/2016 · HARTS, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
- **Location:** Well 825100 CNR Fee 192, HARTS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25524
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 12, 2016, at approximately 1:45 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a stairway from a 100-barrel tank that was also being prepped for removal. The stairway was held to a platform by two bolts. Standing on the ground, the employee removed one bolt, which allowed the stairway to swing towards the tank. The employee was pinned between the tank and the stairway, suffering a collapsed left lung, contusion to the back and right shoulder, and friction burn to the trunk and right ear. The employee was hospitalized.

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