# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Diamond Materials LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109249` · 10/6/2023 · WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
## 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:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Chain-link fences, panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Diamond Materials LLC
- **Location:** S Button Wood/ A Street, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19801
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing road barrels on a street for future road work activities. A nearby flatbed truck struck a telephone pole while turning, causing chain link security fencing to strike the employee in the chest and pin them against a steel handrail of the platform and the fence. The employee suffered fractured ribs on both sides, a lacerated liver and pancreas, and a ruptured spleen that required surgery.

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