# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Vail Rubber Works, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054272` · 5/10/2017 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Rubber Works, Inc.
- **Location:** 124 Salco Road, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressing discs onto a roller using a hydraulic press when a steel plate in the press sheared its retaining bolts and the steel plate was expelled, striking the employee in the mid-section. The employee was hospitalized due to a slight tear to the liver, a torn groin muscle, and a laceration to the rear of the head requiring five staples.

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