# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Townsend Tree Service LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017021708` · 2/22/2017 · MOUNT NEBO, 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:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Townsend Tree Service LLC
- **Location:** Jerry's Branch Road, MOUNT NEBO, WEST VIRGINIA, 26679
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 22, 2017, at approximately 4:15 p.m., an employee trimmed the top of a dead, 85-foot tree. The tree was notched and roped, and the employee made a back cut. As the tree was being pulled over, it caught the fork of a second tree. The second tree uprooted, fell, and struck the employee in the back left side, resulting in broken ribs, a fractured shoulder, and a punctured lung.

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