# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at B&W Wrecker Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021372` · 2/17/2021 · NAMPA, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Tow truck
## Employer
- **Name:** B&W Wrecker Service
- **Location:** 16312 Franklin Road, NAMPA, IDAHO, 83651
- **NAICS:** 488410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had driven a wrecker out to a job site to remove a piece of heavy equipment that was stuck in mud and wedged against a building. The employee ran winch cables, adjusted the boom, attached chains, and set up a snatch block. He began pulling the equipment out of the mud. A chain that was pulling on the heavy equipment broke, and the employee was struck in the chest by the snatch block. He sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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