# Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Viterra USA Grain, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211380` · 12/9/2024 · MACEO, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple internal abdominal locations
- **Nature of injury:** Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Wire, cables nonelectrified
- **Secondary source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Viterra USA Grain, LLC
- **Location:** 1601 Terminal Road, MACEO, KENTUCKY, 42355
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a winch to secure a barge to a dock. The cable of an adjoining winch snapped and struck his left side, causing blunt force trauma and internal injuries to his abdomen.

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