# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls
> OSHA SIR `20211110045` · 11/19/2021 · NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Slitters, winders-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** Cascades Containerboard Packaging-Niagara Falls
- **Location:** 4001 Packard Road, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14303
- **NAICS:** 322130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was approaching paper rolls while a "paster" (paper splice) was being performed. He was pulled into the pinch point between the winder rolls and the paper rolls, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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