# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)
> OSHA SIR `2019077235` · 7/17/2019 · HOUSTON, 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:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)
- **Location:** 2700 Eldridge Pkwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77082
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing up while riding on the back of a scissor lift. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift's rail and an exterior metal door frame, resulting in broken ribs and blood in the lungs.

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