# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Techo-Bloc Corp
> OSHA SIR `2023087813` · 8/24/2023 · DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Techo-Bloc Corp
- **Location:** 23 Quarry Road, DOUGLASSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19518
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were troubleshooting a sensor on a piece of equipment that was malfunctioning when the injured employee was struck by the metal machine frame. They sustained lacerations to the kidneys and spleen.

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