# Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at TOWER FORTY ONE ASSOCIATION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024076882` · 7/29/2024 · MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Internal neck structures
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
- **Secondary source:** Doors  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TOWER FORTY ONE ASSOCIATION, INC.
- **Location:** 4101 Pine Tree Drive, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, 33140
- **NAICS:** 531311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a scissor lift and going through a doorway when the scissor lift lurched and their head became caught between the doorway and the guardrail of the lift. The employee sustained a laceration to their carotid artery.

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