# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
> OSHA SIR `2019066298` · 6/22/2019 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
- **Location:** 2023 St. Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting and performing maintenance to the limit switch on a casting machine trough. The trough became energized causing the trough (and the attached chute) to turn over and strike the employee in the head/neck. The employee was then pulled under the trough. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken chest plate and a punctured lung.

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