# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ship Channel Constructors
> OSHA SIR `2021042878` · 4/6/2021 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## 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:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Bridges, dams, locks
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ship Channel Constructors
- **Location:** 15015 East Fwy B, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping secure bridge beams that were being set when a beam broke. Concrete pieces of the beam fell and one piece struck the employee, knocking him off the column he was standing on. The employee was wearing a harness and his lanyard deployed, curtailing the fall. The employee swung back into the column, resulting in a fractured rib and lacerated spleen.

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