# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Northern Partners Cooperative - Utica Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2021065098` · 6/22/2021 · UTICA, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Partners Cooperative - Utica Elevator
- **Location:** 201 S Clark St, UTICA, ILLINOIS, 61373
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 22, 2021, an employee was attempting to open an elevator dump pit. When the employee stepped on a brake that was holding up a metal bar, the bar came down forcefully and struck the employee on the left side of the chest. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a possible tear to the aorta. The employee was hospitalized.

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