# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Smitty's Supply, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054292` · 5/11/2017 · ROSELAND, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Smitty's Supply, Inc.
- **Location:** 63399 Hwy 51 N., ROSELAND, LOUISIANA, 70456
- **NAICS:** 324191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a production line when the palletizer jammed. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee was pinned between pails and the moving equipment. A coworker stopped the machine and the employee fell out onto the rollers, sustaining left rib fractures and a punctured lung. The machine was not turned off at the time of the incident.

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