# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wysocki Produce Farm
> OSHA SIR `2019087995` · 8/5/2019 · PLAINFIELD, WISCONSIN
## 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Farm tractor
## Employer
- **Name:** Wysocki Produce Farm
- **Location:** 6320 3rd Ave., PLAINFIELD, WISCONSIN, 54966
- **NAICS:** 111211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on a tractor. The jack stand that the tractor was on had a piece of wood underneath because the ground was not level. The piece of wood cracked, and the jack stand slipped. The tire came off the lugs and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and had surgery.

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