# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at North American Contractors INC
> OSHA SIR `2018032508` · 3/14/2018 · AUSTIN, 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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** North American Contractors INC
- **Location:** 3443 Ed Bluestein Dr, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78721
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attending a tag line while a forklift was lowering a steel joist to the ground when the joist fell from the forklift and struck the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs, a perforated lung, and a broken leg.

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