# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at The Hershey Company
> OSHA SIR `2020109607` · 10/9/2020 · BUDA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hershey Company
- **Location:** 690 Old San Antonio Road, BUDA, TEXAS, 78610
- **NAICS:** 311351
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stocking shelves with chocolate products. The employee lifted a box weighing 20 to 30 pounds, and while twisting to put it on a shelf, he sustained an injury to organs in his lower right abdomen.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*