# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lynden Transport
> OSHA SIR `2015129370` · 12/10/2015 · DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Lynden Transport
- **Location:** 100 E. Highway 7, DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA, 73533
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the back of a highway van trailer, pulling on a pallet with a hook. The hook disconnected from the pallet, causing the employee to fall off the trailer and hit the ground.  He was hospitalized with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a displaced ribcage.

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