# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Interstate Shredding, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043855` · 4/27/2017 · GIRARD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Interstate Shredding, LLC
- **Location:** 27 Furnace Lane, GIRARD, OHIO, 44420
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/27/17, while cleaning a work platform, an employee stepped through a hole in the floor and fell against the guardrail, suffering a spleen injury that required hospitalization.

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