# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at State-Line Products of South Florida, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016099168` · 9/28/2016 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** State-Line Products of South Florida, Inc.
- **Location:** Golisano Children's Hospital, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33908
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was caulking holes on a wall while standing on a 6-foot ladder when the employee fell to the ground, breaking 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*