# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at PLASTPRO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018021155` · 2/4/2018 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## 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:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PLASTPRO, INC.
- **Location:** 4737 Kister Court, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 321911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a production line to make adjustments when he was hooked by the hoist and dragged down the line. The hoist pulled him through a 12-inch gap between two I-beams. He suffered broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and cuts to his leg, requiring hospitalization.

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