# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Marlin Coatings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042821` · 4/4/2016 · TALLAHASSEE, 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 more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Marlin Coatings, Inc.
- **Location:** 288 Champions Way, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32306
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While spray painting a building, an employee went over a gate and walked off the ledge. The wind had blown a tarp over the area and covered the edge, which could not be seen. The employee fell approximately 50 feet, suffering broken ribs on the right side and a collapsed lung.

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