# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mississippi Valley Forest Products
> OSHA SIR `20221210587` · 12/6/2022 · CUBA CITY, WISCONSIN
## 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 falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mississippi Valley Forest Products
- **Location:** 3251 Busch Lane, CUBA CITY, WISCONSIN, 53807
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a forklift. They removed the hydraulic line, causing the mast of the forklift to fall onto the injured employee. He was hospitalized for crushing injuries to the chest and ribs as well as lung hemorrhaging that required surgery.

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