# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at National Freight Industries
> OSHA SIR `2017098943` · 9/18/2017 · ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** National Freight Industries
- **Location:** 1 Market Street, ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY, 07407
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing a trailer into a building dock when the right trailer door came unlatched and hit the building. The employee pulled forward and walked to the back of the trailer to re-secure door. The door then broke from the hinges and started to fall toward the employee. As he tried to move out of the way, he tripped and fell, landing on a chock block, fracturing three to four ribs and suffering a collapsed left lung.

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