# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Treesmiths, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017098937` · 9/18/2017 · OTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Treesmiths, Inc.
- **Location:** 107 Frankenfield Road, OTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18942
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing utility line tree trimming and fell out of a tree approximately 30 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a cracked pelvis, broken rib, and a punctured lung.

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