# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CenturyLink
> OSHA SIR `2017032856` · 3/30/2017 · PUEBLO, COLORADO
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** CenturyLink
- **Location:** 1621 Pine St, PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81006
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder at the mid-span making a connection between the customer and the telecom line. The employee cut the line and tension that was released from the cut wire caused the employee to fall off the ladder. The employee suffered a collapsed lung.

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