# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2020087803` · 8/18/2020 · INGLESIDE, TEXAS
## 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:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.
- **Location:** 2440 Kiewit Road, INGLESIDE, TEXAS, 78362
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the welds on a 10-inch pipe. A 24-inch pipe next to the 10-inch pipe rolled off a piece of dunnage while the employee was passing over it, causing the employee to strike the 10-inch pipe with his right side. He suffered a kidney injury and was hospitalized.

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