# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022098484` · 9/26/2022 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 190 Fiberloid Street, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01152
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized with a collapsed lung after pulling heavy mail transport equipment.

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