# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Builders FirstSource Corporate Office
> OSHA SIR `2023065490` · 6/21/2023 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## 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:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Builders FirstSource Corporate Office
- **Location:** 4501 Burleson Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through the saw department where equipment was producing engineered wood products. The employee was struck in the abdomen by a piece of wood measuring 20 feet long with a 20 inch diameter, resulting in internal bleeding and a ruptured small intestine.

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