# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Trans-Tel Central, LLC Corporate Office
> OSHA SIR `2023043757` · 4/26/2023 · STAFFORD, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Automobile
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Trans-Tel Central, LLC Corporate Office
- **Location:** Grand Ave between Boston and Keystone, STAFFORD, KANSAS, 67578
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in an elevated bucket installing internet fiber on poles. As the employee was installing a wire from one pole to another in the alley, a car drove over the wire and caught the wire, pulling it taut against the employee. The employee sustained internal injuries and injuries to his hand that required hospitalization and surgery.

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