# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Minova USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191213205` · 12/27/2019 · SOUTH POINT, OHIO
## 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:** Threading and tapping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Minova USA Inc.
- **Location:** 101 Valley Dr., SOUTH POINT, OHIO, 45680
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a threader machine. The threader bar jammed. While trying to dislodge it, the employee became trapped between the feed table and the threader machine. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated liver.

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