# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Buchanan Hauling & Rigging
> OSHA SIR `2019033009` · 3/22/2019 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## 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 part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Buchanan Hauling & Rigging
- **Location:** 200 Joe Frank Harris Blvd, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31523
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.

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