# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Metz Culinary Management Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063421` · 6/4/2015 · GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Metz Culinary Management Inc.
- **Location:** Greencastle-Antrim High School, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to sit on a chair located on a loading dock when he lost his balance and fell backwards off the loading dock, which was 34 inches above the ground below. He broke three ribs, fractured five vertebrae, and ruptured his spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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