# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098471` · 9/7/2016 · WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC
- **Location:** 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 37 inches off a fixed ladder when the last rung shifted and landed on the grating below. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

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