# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Kafka Conveyors & Equipment Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024031995` · 3/5/2024 · MOSINEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
- **Secondary source:** Strapping, bands
## Employer
- **Name:** Kafka Conveyors & Equipment Inc
- **Location:** 104424 Karau Ave, MOSINEE, WISCONSIN, 54455
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 5, 2024, an employee was removing a trailer's tie-down rachet strap when the banding used to secure a delivery of conveyor support brackets broke. The parts subsequently struck the employee, resulting in a fractured pelvis, shoulder blade, and ribs, as well as internal bleeding.

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