# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
> OSHA SIR `2015063852` · 6/17/2015 · LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church
- **Location:** 87 Old Mine Road, LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17042
- **NAICS:** 813110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a 3-foot high deck truss and caught an adjacent truss just under his ribcage causing a blood vessel to rupture resulting in significant internal bleeding. He was hospitalized.

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