# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at SENDERO POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021280` · 2/10/2016 · JOURDANTON, TEXAS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** SENDERO POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** Unknown, JOURDANTON, TEXAS, 78026
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the bucket of an aerial lift while it was being repaired. A stabilizing cable broke, the bucket tipped, and the employee fell to the ground. The bucket had been lowered down onto the truck during the repairs. The employee sustained a punctured lung, cracked ribs, and a broken collarbone.

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