# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at SA Recycling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076811` · 7/27/2023 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## 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 falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** SA Recycling LLC
- **Location:** 3620 N Hall St, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63147
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was inspecting a facility and was in the operating area. Another employee, who was operating material handling equipment nearby, picked up a furnace to move it. As the vehicle released the object, it struck the injured employee causing fractures including broken ribs, and internal injuries to the spleen, kidney, and liver that required hospitalization.

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