# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Team Power Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017021736` · 2/22/2017 · VICKSBURG, 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:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Team Power Group, LLC
- **Location:** 331 Glass Road, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39180
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a transmission line when the cable snapped, causing it to recoil and strike the employee in the mid section. He suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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