# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Fathom Manufacturing - Ithaca
> OSHA SIR `2023098984` · 9/28/2023 · ITHACA, NEW YORK
## 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 dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Fathom Manufacturing - Ithaca
- **Location:** 1920 Slaterville Road, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14850
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up an adjustment operation on a brake press machine and adjusting post-heat treat parts. After loading a part, a collision of the tool and part occurred, causing metal shrapnel to puncture the employee's upper left chest. The employee sustained a collapsed lung and a laceration to the right index finger as well as other injuries to the torso. The employee was hospitalized.

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