# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at JBS SWIFT AND COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017021567` · 2/17/2017 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## 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:** Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Co-worker
- **Secondary source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JBS SWIFT AND COMPANY
- **Location:** 800 N. 8TH AVENUE, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee approached a coworker who was trimming the lower part of a carcass with a knife from behind. His coworker then accidentally punctured his right chest wall with the knife, injuring his right lung and requiring hospitalization.

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