# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at WM. Prescott Roofing & Remodeling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096878` · 9/19/2015 · PITTSBURGH, 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 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WM. Prescott Roofing & Remodeling, Inc.
- **Location:** 114 East Waldhem Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15215
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking measurements for a project estimate and fell off a second story roof breaking ribs and vertebrae and puncturing a lung. The employee was not wearing fall protection.

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