# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Johnson Controls Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212089` · 12/20/2017 · MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Controls Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Boston Ave., MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02155
- **NAICS:** 334515
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working on VAV box control wiring from an 8-foot A-frame ladder, an employee fell to the ground, breaking five ribs and puncturing a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

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