# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at YRC Freight
> OSHA SIR `2016075971` · 7/3/2016 · DILLON, COLORADO
## 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:** Mountains
## Employer
- **Name:** YRC Freight
- **Location:** Eisenhower Tunnel, DILLON, COLORADO, 80435
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stopped his truck on the highway to go to the restroom. The employee stepped over the guard rail of the highway and the ground gave way under his feet. He tumbled about 60 yards down the side of the mountain, cracking seven ribs and puncturing a lung.

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