# Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels  unspecified at Heat and Control, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024098208` · 9/4/2024 · GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to internal organs, major blood vessels  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Heat and Control, Inc.
- **Location:** 1721 State Highway 164, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
- **NAICS:** 333241
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 4, 2024, an employee was lifting a 4-inch x 4-inch wood post that was 16 feet long and weighed 50 pounds when they felt a pop in their abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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