# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Miller Fencing
> OSHA SIR `2017098971` · 9/19/2017 · BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
## 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 dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Miller Fencing
- **Location:** 79574 Road 438, BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA, 68822
- **NAICS:** 112111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a cow from one pen to another. He was standing outside the pen fence when the cow charged the fence and smashed it hard enough to loosen a 2" pipe. The pipe hit the employee with enough force to break his eighth rib and lacerate his liver.

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