# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Lumber Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021075421` · 7/2/2021 · THEODORE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Injured by object breaking in hand
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Lumber Group, LLC
- **Location:** 6065 Rangeline Rd, ste 2, THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing strips of moulding for delivery. The moulding was stacked on a wooden pallet, which the employee grabbed to move the material closer to his workstation. A slat of the pallet broke and struck the employee in the abdominal area resulting in a lacerated bladder.

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