# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at American Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2021097632` · 9/4/2021 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## 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:** Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
- **Secondary source:** Airport utility vehicle-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines
- **Location:** 1 Skyview Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76155
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving an electric bag tug from one airport concourse to another. While turning right to enter a bag room area, the employee's tug collided with another tug. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side; a lacerated spleen (with internal bleeding); and contusions and abrasions to the left side of the head, forehead, left knee, and left arm.

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