# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Menard, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231210982` · 12/1/2023 · HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO
## 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Menard, Inc.
- **Location:** 14502 CR 15, HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO, 43554
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 1, 2023, an employee was trying to retrieve a fallen wooden board from a layer picker machine. The machine's vacuum head lowered onto the employee, pinning them against the lumber. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the torso: broken ribs and lacerations to the liver and spleen.

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