# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at TOBIN BROTHERS MECHANICAL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076677` · 7/18/2017 · JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
## 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 through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TOBIN BROTHERS MECHANICAL, INC.
- **Location:** 894 Hardin Avenue, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62650
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a structure retrieving a 2x4 piece of wood when he fell through a hatch opening to the ground 20 feet below. He suffered a punctured lung, broken rib, and cracked vertebrae.

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