# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Airclaws
> OSHA SIR `2020021707` · 2/20/2020 · ATHENS, OHIO
## 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 object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Building materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Airclaws
- **Location:** 13494 Eddy Road, ATHENS, OHIO, 45701
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was constructing a pergola in the backyard of a residential property when a beam being hoisted by a winch fell from the top of the pergola and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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