# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Plyler Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021025` · 2/2/2022 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Plyler Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 2455 Robison Road, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16509
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were changing the springs in a dock leveler when the door came down onto the employees. One employee was hospitalized due to broken ribs and a punctured lung, while the other employee suffered internal intestinal injuries requiring surgery. Both employees were hospitalized.

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