# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Rite Aid
> OSHA SIR `2017043372` · 4/13/2017 · NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## 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:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Rite Aid
- **Location:** 5945 Post Rd, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
- **NAICS:** 446110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking behind the front counter when she tripped over a phone cord and fell into the counter striking her ribs on the counter. The employee was hospitalized for a rib fracture and collapsed lung.

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