# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Webber, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018066026` · 6/19/2018 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Webber, LLC
- **Location:** 3630 FM 1765, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77591
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wrecking form work on the elevated deck portion of a structure. He was attempting to help a second employee lift a sheet of plywood when he fell through an unsupported open space and struck the scaffold underneath before hitting the ground. He fell a total of 15 feet and suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung.

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