# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Contractors Materials
> OSHA SIR `2019076962` · 7/10/2019 · WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Contractors Materials
- **Location:** 925 South Heald Street, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19801
- **NAICS:** 423320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tooth on the bucket of an excavator. He was using a hammer and chisel to remove the tooth when a piece of the tooth fragmented and struck him on the left wrist and in the stomach. The employee sustained an internal injury to the stomach resulting in surgery.

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