# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at X-Chem, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109689` · 10/13/2016 · BIG LAKE, TEXAS
## 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 discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** X-Chem, LLC
- **Location:** Int CR 2600 and FM 33, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching a connection to the wellhead for treatment when a stream of high pressured natural gas caused the following injuries to the employee: facial Injuries, right punctured lung, and a torn esophagus. The employee was hospitalized.

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