# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Crystal Air & Water, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066158` · 6/21/2018 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Crystal Air & Water, Inc.
- **Location:** 204 NW 18th Street, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32603
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of copper from an exterior wall using a 10-foot A-frame ladder when he lost his footing and fell about 6 feet to the ground. He injured his spleen and was hospitalized.

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