# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Whataburger Restaurants LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110420` · 11/4/2016 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
- **Source:** Co-worker
- **Secondary source:** Measuring handtools, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- **Location:** 1320 North High Street, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39202
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were arguing over a personal issue when the coworker bit and stabbed (with a metal thermometer) the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung.

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