# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lubri Tech
> OSHA SIR `2018088825` · 8/27/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Lubri Tech
- **Location:** Rio San Marcos 36-45 unit 1, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting sweeps when he opened a gut line that was pressurized and the elbow failed, dislodging and hitting his back. He suffered the loss of his spleen and a collapsed lung.

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