# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065476` · 6/23/2022 · EWING, NEW JERSEY
## 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 swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 433 Stokes Avenue, EWING, NEW JERSEY, 08618
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping install a pin to secure a hydraulic cylinder to the frame of a truck. A support holding the truck's tailgate open fell, and the tailgate closed on the employee. The employee suffered 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*