# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Industrial Resourcing Group
> OSHA SIR `2021109008` · 10/19/2021 · LIMA, OHIO
## 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:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Resourcing Group
- **Location:** 2200 Fort Amanda Road, LIMA, OHIO, 45805
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a 10-inch diameter pipe section 3-4 feet long and weighing 200-300 pounds as a co-worker lowered it using a rope. The rope broke while the pipe was being lowered, hitting the employee in the back and resulting in pneumothorax of the left lung.

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