# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Danella Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010638` · 1/21/2020 · MORRISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Road signs
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Danella Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** 524 Stony Hill Rd., MORRISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19067
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was backing a trailer into a jobsite when the trailer became caught on a road sign. After the road sign was released, it sprung back and struck the injured employee in the midsection. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding.

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