# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders
> OSHA SIR `2018065399` · 6/4/2018 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Elevator shafts
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** LFI Ft. Pierce Labor Finders
- **Location:** 4650 Washington Avenue, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70125
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was removing safety cones after installing a safety barricade. The employee stepped back and fell down an elevator shaft from the second to the first floor. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.

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