# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Frenchman Valley Produce
> OSHA SIR `2017043097` · 4/5/2017 · WALLACE, NEBRASKA
## 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:** Plowing and cultivating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Frenchman Valley Produce
- **Location:** 32500 W Hwy 23, WALLACE, NEBRASKA, 69169
- **NAICS:** 111211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 5, 2016, at around 11:00 AM, an employee and a coworker were loosening jam nuts while standing on a tractor hitch. When the employee loosened a jam nut, he lost his balance and fell backwards approximately 3 to 4 feet, landing on his back. He suffered a collapsed right lung and 2 or 3 fractured ribs.

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