# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Eastern Metal Supply, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010408` · 1/14/2022 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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 falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Building materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Metal Supply, Inc.
- **Location:** 4268 Westroads Drive, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33407
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding a pallet rack upright while another employee disassembled the pallet rack. The opposite upright fell toward the injured employee, breaking four ribs and puncturing a lung.

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