# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Area Cooperative Educational Services
> OSHA SIR `2018055317` · 5/31/2018 · NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
- **Source:** Student
## Employer
- **Name:** Area Cooperative Educational Services
- **Location:** Mill Road School, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
- **NAICS:** 611110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 5/31/2018, two employees were holding/restraining a student against a wall. One employee later experienced shortness of breath, abdominal pain, nausea, and neck pain. The employee was hospitalized with a possible aortic tear or aneurism.

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