# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Exel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107915` · 10/22/2015 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Exel, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 South Salem Church Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17408
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/22/2015 at approximately 10:10 pm, a forklift operator stopped his forklift and placed it in park. The employee took a drink of water that caused him to cough and presumably choke. The coughing, caused the employee to lose consciousness and fall from the forklift suffering eight broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.

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