# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Entergy Texas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019011066` · 1/29/2019 · SOUR LAKE, TEXAS
## 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:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Entergy Texas, Inc.
- **Location:** 2402 Attaway, SOUR LAKE, TEXAS, 77659
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were going to install a new building service line on an existing power pole. One of the employees climbed the pole when the pole broke at its base and fell on top of the employee. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

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