# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Tradesmen International Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129561` · 12/17/2015 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesmen International Inc.
- **Location:** 11200 West Parkland Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53224
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing low voltage wires and received a shock. He fell from a six foot step ladder resulting in broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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