# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Las Palmas Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2018087965` · 8/5/2018 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## 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:** Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified
- **Source:** Trash, garbage
## Employer
- **Name:** Las Palmas Medical Center
- **Location:** 1801 N. Oregon, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79902
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After lifting heavy trash bags, an employee may have aggravated a recent surgical incision.

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