# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Kit Homebuilders West, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017099176` · 9/25/2017 · CALDWELL, 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:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Kit Homebuilders West, LLC
- **Location:** 1124 Garber St, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83605
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking near a mobile home that had loose plastic and a large piece of 1x2 wood when the wind blew the plastic and the wood. The wood then struck the employee's abdomen, injuring his spleen and requiring hospitalization.

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