# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053675` · 5/4/2021 · HENDERSON, 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:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
- **Secondary source:** Paint
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
- **Location:** 8951 YOSEMITE STREET, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to lift a 5-gallon bucket of paint and sustained a partially collapsed lung. Dried paint had caused the bucket to be stuck to the floor.

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