# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Southwestern Wire, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043814` · 4/28/2023 · NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Jacks
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Wire, Inc.
- **Location:** 3505 North IH-35, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73069
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a pole and a floor jack to reposition wire inside of the drawing machine. When the machine was turned on, the wire struck the pole, causing the floor jack to kick out. The employee was struck by the jack and sustained a left kidney laceration that required hospitalization.

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