# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills
> OSHA SIR `2020065446` · 6/11/2020 · HARRIS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills
- **Location:** 68 Harris-Bushville Road, HARRIS, NEW YORK, 12742
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a patient get up out of bed. The patient pulled down on her to stand up, and the employee felt a sharp pain in her mid-right back. The next day, the employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized for a back strain and collapsed lung.

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