# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nelson Pipeline
> OSHA SIR `2021043459` · 4/27/2021 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nelson Pipeline
- **Location:** Banning Lewis Housing Community, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80927
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

As an employee was exiting a trench on a ladder, an excavator bucket became detached from its boom, slid down the slope of the trench, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and damage to the diaphragm.

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