# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Midland Community Housing Development Organization
> OSHA SIR `2016032433` · 3/24/2016 · MIDLAND, 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Midland Community Housing Development Organization
- **Location:** 1210 E. Elm Avenue, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee on a ladder was caulking underneath eaves when the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee was approximately 12 to 14 feet from the lower level at the time.  The employee was hospitalized with a partially collapsed lung and fractured wrist.

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