# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043462` · 4/27/2021 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## 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:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 1331 Travis Ave., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10314
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.

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