# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at North Houston Pole Line, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2017065027` · 6/2/2017 · HOUSTON, 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:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** North Houston Pole Line, L.P.
- **Location:** 15482 Miller Road 1, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a wood utility pole from a hole when the pole slipped. The employee was then caught between the pole and an adjacent truck, suffering a collapsed lung and breaking ribs, an ulna, and a radius. The employee was hospitalized.

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