# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Midwest Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181212939` · 12/18/2018 · GRAYSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Equipment Co.
- **Location:** ATT Wo44, GRAYSVILLE, OHIO, 45734
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 18, 2018, at a tower erection site, an employee working as an oiler was crushed when the jib of the crane fell on them. The employee suffered fractured ribs, pelvis and femur in addition to a collapsed lung and kidney damage.

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