# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Thelen Associates, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074570` · 7/13/2015 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** Thelen Associates, Inc.
- **Location:** 2600 Clifton Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45221
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down some outside steps when he missed a step and fell fracturing three ribs and suffering a punctured lung.

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