# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Master Metal Builders, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022098363` · 9/21/2022 · PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
## 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 swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Master Metal Builders, LLC
- **Location:** Silver Flags Tyndall Air Force Base, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32403
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the ground at one end of a rafter, which a forklift was lifting using two wire chokers. As the forklift raised it, the rafter caught on a clip. The employee released it and it pinched him against the forklift. He suffered five broken ribs and cuts to his spleen and liver.

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