# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Triton Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054761` · 5/30/2024 · MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lung(s), pleura
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pile drivers, tamping machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Triton Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** Route 119 Rock Creek, MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25130
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pile driver. While bending over to get a tape measure, a pin from the pile driver struck the employee's back between their shoulder blades. The employee sustained a bruised lung.

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