# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Asphalt & Concrete Maintenance LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098729` · 9/21/2023 · CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
## 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 falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Asphalt & Concrete Maintenance LLC
- **Location:** 1000 S State Street, CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, 38614
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 21, 2023, an employee was struck in the head by an auger attachment as it came off a skid steer while still hooked to hydraulic hoses. As the employee fell to the ground, the auger motor fell on his stomach. The employee suffered a laceration to the top of the head requiring staples, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.

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