# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Hampton Roads Connector Partners
> OSHA SIR `2023109690` · 10/20/2023 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## 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 object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hampton Roads Connector Partners
- **Location:** 240 Corporate Boulevard., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23502
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee and co-workers were pulling a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe through a conduit pipe using an electric puller. The cable and the HDPE pipe became stuck, causing the electric puller to dislodge and strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered pneumothorax on the right side of their chest as well as a fracture of the sixth rib on their right side.

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