# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2015096531` · 9/8/2015 · EAGAN, MINNESOTA
## 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center
- **Location:** 3232 Denmark Ave, EAGAN, MINNESOTA, 55121
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking while carrying a tub of mail. The employee's foot got caught on all-purpose container webbing, and the employee fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for a broken rib on the left side and a collapsed left lung.

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