# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191010463` · 10/7/2019 · FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 778 S Seven Hills Ct., FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unhooking a 24-inch, 7-foot sewer pipe inside a trench. The pipe struck the employee, breaking four ribs and collapsing a lung.

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