# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099394` · 9/29/2017 · MARION, OHIO
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Ohio Farmers Co-op, Inc.
- **Location:** 751 East Farming St., MARION, OHIO, 43302
- **NAICS:** 115116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 29, 2017, an employee was exiting a scale house when he tripped and fell down the stairs, breaking his ribs and puncturing his lungs. He was hospitalized.

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