# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cooperative Producers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021097895` · 9/14/2021 · HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooperative Producers, Inc.
- **Location:** 265 N Showboat Blvd, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, 68902
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding in a telehandler's basket, preparing to clean a duct. The forks of the telehandler caught on a beam. The telehandler then backed up. This caused the force on the forks to be released, which jostled the employee. The side of his body bumped into the basket railing and he suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.

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