# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Rose Metal Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054864` · 5/13/2019 · MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Building materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Rose Metal Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 24 Elmwood Ave, MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18707
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was standing on a flat bed truck reading labels on parts to another employee who was on the ground. The injured employee put their foot on an interior support column weighing 826 pounds that was stacked four high and the stack shifted. The employee jumped to the ground and the column fell on top of him. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a punctured lung, a punctured liver and internal bleeding.

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