# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at California Expanded Metal Products Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019099590` · 9/13/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** California Expanded Metal Products Co.
- **Location:** 490 Osage St, DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were operating the slitter machine and hydraulic table on Line 1. Employee 1 was operating the controls while Employee 2 was using a wooden stick to pick up the ends of sheet metal coming from the slitter head to set them on the hydraulic table. As the hydraulic table moved towards the slitter head, Employee 2 was caught in between the slitter machine and the hydraulic table. Employee 2 was hospitalized for a contusion and crushed chest wall, liver lacerations and bruised kidneys.

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