# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Stiles Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016031855` · 3/1/2016 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Stiles Construction
- **Location:** 1800 State Rd 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33317
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was surveying an area for future work while standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lung.

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