# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Reitil LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016065477` · 6/20/2016 · FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Reitil LLC
- **Location:** 180 Authority Dr, FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, 01420
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 6/20/16, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was cleaning an injection molding machine when a coworker turned on the machine, causing a rod to puncture the employee's chest and lung.

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