# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ports America
> OSHA SIR `2020043845` · 4/27/2020 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **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:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ports America
- **Location:** 1000 Wharf Rd, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An excavator's boom swung and struck two employees. Between them, they suffered a broken collar bone, 15 broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

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