# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at FEDEX GROUND
> OSHA SIR `2016087337` · 8/8/2016 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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 object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDEX GROUND
- **Location:** 12501 NE 40th Street, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64161
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading packages from a trailer. A package fell and struck the employee pushing her into a trailer flap. The employee was hospitalized with two rib fractures and a laceration to the left kidney.

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