# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Merchant Food Services
> OSHA SIR `2015086059` · 8/24/2015 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Merchant Food Services
- **Location:** 870 Boling Street, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39209
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a truck at a customer location when the ramp on the back of the truck fell. The employee fell approximately three feet to the ground resulting in three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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