# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at TOWER INTERNATIONAL
> OSHA SIR `2015118317` · 11/5/2015 · MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** TOWER INTERNATIONAL
- **Location:** 6305 ST. LOUIS STREET, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39307
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A die setter was using an overhead crane to lift a die (approx. 2000-4000 lb.) so that he could put wood blocks underneath it .  When the employee lifted the die, the load block was not centered under the die and caused the die to swing hitting the employee in the chest.  The employee suffered a fractured sternum, 2 broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

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