# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mountain Man Welding and Fabrication, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054945` · 5/28/2020 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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:** Injured by object breaking in hand
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mountain Man Welding and Fabrication, Inc.
- **Location:** 6591 Washington St, DENVER, COLORADO, 80229
- **NAICS:** 333992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding the flat surface of his welding table to remove old welds from a previous set-up. He was using a 5-inch angle grinder equipped with a cut-off disk. The disk disintegrated and fragments hit the employee causing lacerations to the stomach area. The employee also sustained internal bleeding as a result of contusion to arteries.

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