# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Wayne Farms LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032569` · 3/20/2017 · DECATUR, 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wayne Farms LLC
- **Location:** 254 lpsco St, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing sanitation maintenance on a conveyor belt and climbing a ladder when he lost his balance and fell approximately 6 feet. He suffered fractured vertebrae and internal bleeding.

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