# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Howard Cogar Logging, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016064883` · 6/2/2016 · DIANA, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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 falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Cogar Logging, Inc.
- **Location:** Skelt Road, DIANA, WEST VIRGINIA, 26217
- **NAICS:** 113310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been cutting trees in an area. While walking back up the road, the employee was struck by a falling tree, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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