# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at USPS
> OSHA SIR `20171212344` · 12/28/2017 · REVERE, 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:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 53 Essex Street, REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02151
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down stairs, slipped on ice and fell breaking two ribs and puncturing a lung.

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