# Crushing injuries at Bruns Construction Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020076406` · 7/7/2020 · COLDWATER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bruns Construction Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 127 Sycamore Street, COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 7, 2020, an employee was using an aerial lift to change sprinkler heads in a warehouse facility. The employee was raising the lift and was about 7-8 feet up when his back struck a ceiling beam. The beam pinned the employee against the lift control panel.  The employee suffered abdominal crushing injuries (bruise, contusion, abrasion) and was hospitalized.

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