# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031267` · 3/17/2015 · ALTHA, 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:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
- **Location:** 15168 NW Oglesby Road, ALTHA, FLORIDA, 32421
- **NAICS:** 111421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee working from a 10-foot extension ladder was putting clips on the shade cloth. The ladder shifted, and the employee and ladder fell. The employee hit the transport rail (rollers), broke five ribs, and lacerated his lung.

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