# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Prince Contracting, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2019033264` · 3/28/2019 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Prince Contracting, LLC.
- **Location:** St RD 23, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32221
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was supervising another employee who was operating a track skid steer loader during a backfilling excavation. The operator lost control of the skid steer and rotated toward the injured employee's path, striking him on the chest with the bucket. He suffered five to seven broken ribs and a possible collapsed lung.

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