# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Mendel Plumbing & Heating, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043254` · 4/10/2017 · SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Skylights
## Employer
- **Name:** Mendel Plumbing & Heating, Inc
- **Location:** 3N640 North 17th Street, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 10, 2017, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee was performing maintenance on a rooftop HVAC unit when he fell 19 feet through a skylight to the ground. A personal fall arrest system was not worn at the time of the incident. The employee was hospitalized with severe internal injuries such as a lacerated liver, punctured lung and head trauma.

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