# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at A C Plastiques
> OSHA SIR `2017098827` · 9/14/2017 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A C Plastiques
- **Location:** Gulf States Road, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a 12-inch-diameter pipe, attempting to hang a chainfall, when he lost his balance and fell backward onto a piece of horizontal pipe, puncturing a lung.

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