# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Vulcan Materials Company
> OSHA SIR `2019099812` · 9/19/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Vulcan Materials Company
- **Location:** 4303 N . Loop  604 East, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78247
- **NAICS:** 212313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed onto a collector conveyor belt to pry a large rock out from under a feeder grate. The plant was started and the employee was pulled down onto the conveyor under another feeder conveyor. He fell clear after about four seconds of the belt moving under him, having suffered several broken ribs and an internal injury.

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