# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at DaVita Kidney Care
> OSHA SIR `2018043654` · 4/16/2018 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Person, other than injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DaVita Kidney Care
- **Location:** 1301 South Andrews Avenue, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316
- **NAICS:** 622310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was providing peritoneal fluid to the son of a patient when the son assaulted the employee. The employee suffered a punctured lung.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*