# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at AMERICAN RED CROSS
> OSHA SIR `20171211769` · 12/11/2017 · FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN RED CROSS
- **Location:** 209 FARMINGTON AVENUE, FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT, 06032
- **NAICS:** 813212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to access the roof using a 14-foot fixed ladder. When he attempted to open the roof hatch, the weight of the snow on the hatch would not allow the hatch to open. The unexpected force caused the employee to fall off the ladder. He suffered three broken ribs and a ruptured spleen that required surgery and hospitalization.

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