# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wicker Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019065926` · 6/12/2019 · LONGVIEW, 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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Wicker Construction Inc
- **Location:** 1101 West Harrison Rd, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75604
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inside a trench putting lube on a laid pipe when an iron pipe came loose from a backhoe and struck him, injuring his left side and left lung.

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