# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at B. C. T. GIN CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015118201` · 11/1/2015 · QUITMAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** B. C. T. GIN CO., INC.
- **Location:** 470 BCT Gin Road, QUITMAN, GEORGIA, 31643
- **NAICS:** 115111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working as a bagger tried to obtain a cotton sample from the side of the cotton bale and was caught by the belt pushing him into the bagger. The employee suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung.

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