# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cerro Wire LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032838` · 3/30/2023 · HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Cerro Wire LLC
- **Location:** 1099 Thompson Rd SE, HARTSELLE, ALABAMA, 35640
- **NAICS:** 335929
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a palletizer. While attempting to reposition wire coil from a robotic stacker, the stacker engaged and pinned her against the metal guard opening of the palletizer. She suffered pneumothorax, a pulmonary contusion, and a rib fracture.

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