# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Doug Gross Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065497` · 6/15/2017 · WILDER, IDAHO
## 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:** Excavation or trenching cave-in
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Doug Gross Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 20919 Travis Road, WILDER, IDAHO, 83676
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were in a trench attempting to cap off an underground water line. Part of the side of the trench came loose and pushed one employee against the side of the trench. The other employee was stuck in the mud up to his waist. One of the employees was hospitalized and had surgery for broken ribs and a lacerated small intestine.

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