# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Terex South Dakota
> OSHA SIR `2023065518` · 6/21/2023 · WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Terex South Dakota
- **Location:** 3140 15th Ave Southeast, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
- **NAICS:** 333923
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was outside walking around a truck to perform final checks when he tripped over one of the outriggers. He then fell to the ground where his left elbow impacted his left abdomen, resulting in a kidney injury.

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