# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Farmers Cooperative Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017065168` · 6/7/2017 · SEWARD, NEBRASKA
## 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 swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Farmers Cooperative Co.
- **Location:** 977 280th, SEWARD, NEBRASKA, 68434
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the outside dual wheel on a farm tractor to get access to the inner dual tire. The employee had the rear wheel of the tractor raised up with a jack and was using a truck-mounted boom to help remove the outside wheel/tire assembly. After the employee unbolted the wheel and maneuvered it off the axel, the wheel tilted and struck the employee. The employee fractured five ribs, punctured a lung, and suffered a laceration behind the right ear.

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