# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at L3 Communication PID
> OSHA SIR `2016065380` · 6/16/2016 · WACO, 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** L3 Communication PID
- **Location:** 7500 Maehr Rd, WACO, TEXAS, 76705
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder when he missed the last step. He grabbed onto the ladder of the injured employee, who was working next to him, knocking him off. The injured employee suffered a collapsed lung and cracked ribs.

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