# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at LEITNER-POMA OF AMERICA INC
> OSHA SIR `2017076764` · 7/20/2017 · BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO
## 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 from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Catwalks
## Employer
- **Name:** LEITNER-POMA OF AMERICA INC
- **Location:** 1599 Ski Hill Rd, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO, 80424
- **NAICS:** 336999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disassembling a ski lift drive terminal and went onto the terminal's catwalk to remove the nuts. When he removed the nuts, the plates swiveled and collapsed underneath him. He fell 12 feet, 9 inches, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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