# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nicklos Drilling Company
> OSHA SIR `2022032246` · 3/12/2022 · LINDALE, 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:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Nicklos Drilling Company
- **Location:** Unknown Address, LINDALE, TEXAS, 75771
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping move a drill pipe into position. While the pipe was being lifted, the lifting eye came out and the pipe fell, striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee suffered an internal injury and was hospitalized.

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