# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Swank Construction Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043145` · 4/14/2016 · MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Swank Construction Company, LLC
- **Location:** Smock Bridge, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and coworker were installing a cable lifeline while standing on a scaffold platform. The wall plate of the middle scaffold support broke at the connection point, causing the employee and coworker to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen, requiring surgery.

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