# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Vegetation Management Specialists Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021032567` · 3/26/2021 · DUSON, LOUISIANA
## 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 other falling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vegetation Management Specialists Inc
- **Location:** 9031 Cameron St, DUSON, LOUISIANA, 70529
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee came into the shop to repair a zero-turn mower. Boards were placed underneath the mower to prop it up. As the employee was underneath the mower, it fell on top of him. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.

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