# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Hunter's Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211895` · 12/14/2017 · HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hunter's Lawn & Landscape, Inc.
- **Location:** 47937 Oak Ridge Place, HARRISBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57032
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While hanging Christmas lights on a pine tree, an employee lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet off a ladder to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a partially deflated lung.

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