# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cardoso Construction Co
> OSHA SIR `2015085567` · 8/7/2015 · FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardoso Construction Co
- **Location:** 2072 Route 130 N, FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY, 08518
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were dismantling a concrete form when a forklift operator hit the corner of the concrete form and the boom holding the form tipped over onto a worker. The worker suffered three fractured ribs that punctured the kidney and liver.

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