# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Erie Coke Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018021192` · 2/5/2018 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Coke Corporation
- **Location:** 925 East Bay Drive, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16512
- **NAICS:** 324199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wheel-barrowing patch mix to the bench area of an oven when he lost his balance and the wheel barrow tipped over. The handle hit his leg and he fell 12 feet to the next level. He was hospitalized for an internal injury around his kidney.

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