# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Irwin Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019010737` · 1/21/2019 · JUSTIN, 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 swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Irwin Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 15740 Hwy. 114, JUSTIN, TEXAS, 76247
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane to move an I-beam that was 30 to 40 feet long. Half of the beam was outside, while the other half was inside. The employee was walking beside the I-beam when a gust of wind started to move the beam, causing it to strike and pin the employee against a wall. The employee sustained chest and internal injuries, requiring hospitalization.

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