# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Coral Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011040` · 10/25/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Glass building materials
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Coral Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 138 W Valley Ave, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35209
- **NAICS:** 327215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading shower doors from a straight truck when several pieces of glass in the truck fell over and pinned the employee against a rack with boxes on the other side of the truck. The employee suffered broken ribs, a bruised sternum, and a punctured lung.

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