# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016087530` · 8/11/2016 · CONCORDIA, KANSAS
## 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:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc
- **Location:** 1409 Iron Rd, CONCORDIA, KANSAS, 66901
- **NAICS:** 333611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on the nacelle of the wind turbine when he slipped and fell onto a stair, landing on his right-side ribcage and suffering a collapsed lung.

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