# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Copper Canyon Compression Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022043606` · 4/26/2022 · MENTONE, 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 discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Copper Canyon Compression Services, LLC
- **Location:** Unknown, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a stand checking for leaks on a vessel door. A plug on the door came out. High-pressure gas was released, hitting the employee's midsection and pushing him back against the handrail of the stand. He suffered bruising to the midsection and a partially ruptured spleen.

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