# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Brumbaugh Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023065039` · 6/7/2023 · FORT RECOVERY, OHIO
## 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 object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Brumbaugh Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Park Road Bridge, FORT RECOVERY, OHIO, 45846
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 7, 2023, an employee was welding a brace on the end of a 45-foot long bridge pylon/pile. The bucket of an excavator rotated and struck the bridge pylon/pile, causing the employee to be struck in the chest by the pylon/pile. The employee was hospitalized with five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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