# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at NOV Process & Flow Technologies US, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066505` · 6/29/2018 · WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NOV Process & Flow Technologies US, Inc.
- **Location:** 611 58th Street West, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting pipe. The employee walked through a rack opening and was struck by a 4.5 inch pipe in the abdomen while the pipe was being passed through the rack. The employee suffered lacerations to the liver and bowels.

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