# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Kimble Chase Life Science
> OSHA SIR `2015030386` · 3/23/2015 · VINELAND, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kimble Chase Life Science
- **Location:** 537 Crystal Avenue, VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08360
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a platform that was 2 to 2.5 feet high, sustaining a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

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