# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2019066039` · 6/14/2019 · LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED
- **Location:** Interstate 95 East Mile 42.6, LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19057
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a road crew that was replacing asphalt in a closed left lane when a vehicle involved in a high-speed police pursuit entered the left lane road closure area. The speeding vehicle swerved around a state police vehicle stationed at the construction site and struck another vehicle. One of the vehicles struck the employee, who suffered a punctured lung; a ruptured spleen; and lacerations to the right knee, ankle, and wrist.

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