# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at S&S Concrete Floors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043716` · 4/18/2018 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** S&S Concrete Floors, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Agrand St., WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01607
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking backwards while operating a concrete burnisher when he tripped over a protruding pipe and fell. The burnisher handle then hit his abdomen, perforating his bowel and requiring hospitalization.

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