# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Geiger Ready-Mix
> OSHA SIR `2021021257` · 2/11/2021 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## 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 or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Geiger Ready-Mix
- **Location:** 4318 Speaker Road, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a cement truck into the shop. He discovered that the brakes were frozen and would not release. He got a small torch and crawled under the truck to thaw out the brakes. When the brakes thawed out, the truck rolled backward, pinning the employee to the ground. He was hospitalized with internal bleeding.

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