# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wexcon, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020099240` · 9/29/2020 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wexcon, Inc.
- **Location:** 2311 Embassy Drive, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was helping another employee unload pipe from a delivery truck. As an employee lifted pipes with a forklift, a shorter pipe slipped off the forks and hit a wedge, which hit a 4" x 4"x 8' board. The board spun up and struck the injured employee in the abdomen, causing blunt force trauma to the abdomen that resulted in removal of part of the small and large intestines.

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