# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ward's Pipeline Mowing. LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019077166` · 7/15/2019 · WEST MILFORD, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Farm tractor
## Employer
- **Name:** Ward's Pipeline Mowing. LLC
- **Location:** Little Sycamore Rd, WEST MILFORD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26451
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tractor with a bush clearing device attached to the rear to mow along the pipeline. While descending a steep grade, the tractor slipped, turned sideways, and then rolled over. The employee sustained multiple fractured ribs, collapsed lungs, and lacerations to the head and elbow.

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