# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at UHP Projects, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099057` · 9/24/2016 · GADSDEN, 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UHP Projects, Inc.
- **Location:** 412 Vandell Blvd., GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was underneath the trailer tongue frame of a portable abrasive blasting unit, attempting to straighten a bent pin in the jack stand with a crowbar. As he pried on the pin with the crow bar, the jack fell, pinning him beneath the trailer tongue frame. He punctured his lung and broke five ribs, his sternum, and his left shoulder blade, requiring hospitalization.

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