# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Terpening Trucking Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023031891` · 3/1/2023 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## 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:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Terpening Trucking Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 115 Farrell Road, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13209
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to their truck to begin their shift when they were struck by an automobile in the parking lot. They suffered multiple injuries, including a partial tear of the aorta, a broken ankle, a fractured sternum, and broken ribs.

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