# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Works of Art Irrigation & Lanscape Services
> OSHA SIR `2017043404` · 4/14/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Works of Art Irrigation & Lanscape Services
- **Location:** Quincy & Newell St, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78249
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading large trees from the top of an 18-wheeler when the strap came loose from the backhoe digging arm. The arm then swung and hit him in the left upper body, causing him to fall 4 feet to the ground. He suffered broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken collarbone, and a head abrasion.

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