# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at J.W. Powerline, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018032567` · 3/15/2018 · PECOS, TEXAS
## 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 object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** J.W. Powerline, LLC
- **Location:** 495 FM 1450, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While in a trench taking a material survey for the next day, an employee was struck by a 1,000-pound electrical panel and caught between the panel and trench wall. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures on both sides, as well as a lacerated liver and spleen.

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