# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Electronic Controls Inc
> OSHA SIR `20161110632` · 11/11/2016 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Electronic Controls Inc
- **Location:** Redstone Arsenal Building 7290 Scheffield Rd., HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35898
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder when he fell off and hit a water pipe, breaking three 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*