# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Custom Drywall
> OSHA SIR `2015129633` · 12/21/2015 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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 through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Elevator shafts
## Employer
- **Name:** Custom Drywall
- **Location:** UND Collaborative Energy Complex, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58201
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 30 feet through an elevator shaft after unhooking his self-retracting lifeline to readjust a laser resulting in fractured ribs, pelvis and a punctured lung.

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