# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085460` · 8/5/2015 · KAUFMAN, TEXAS
## 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:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Wrecking Co. of Texas Inc.
- **Location:** 3205 S. Houston, KAUFMAN, TEXAS, 75142
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell off of an 8-foot ladder while installing metal canopy.  A beam fell, knocking the ladder out from under the employee who broke a rib and punctured a lung.

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