# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021010272` · 1/11/2021 · LAKE MARY, FLORIDA
## 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:** Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 800 RINEHART RD, LAKE MARY, FLORIDA, 32799
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 11, 2021, an employee was driving a tow motor when it went off the side of a truck. The employee was pinned between the truck and a compactor, suffered a spleen injury, and was hospitalized.

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