# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Plaskolite Massachusetts, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021270` · 2/9/2023 · SHEFFIELD, 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Plaskolite Massachusetts, LLC
- **Location:** 113 Silver St, SHEFFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01257
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A saw technician was clearing jammed plastic sheets from a roller table when the stacker carriage was activated and struck them. The employee sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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