# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CORNELL UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `2018077279` · 7/19/2018 · ITHACA, NEW YORK
## 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:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** Wilson Synchrotronics, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14850
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a steel I-beam when the beam shifted, striking his chest. He suffered broken ribs and bleeding in the lungs. He was hospitalized.

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