# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Southwestern Public Service Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088094` · 8/8/2018 · DENVER 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:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Public Service Company
- **Location:** CR 91and 769, DENVER CITY, TEXAS, 79323
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Conductors were being strung up with ropes. While signaling to allow a conductor to be pulled up, an employee did not release the rope and it pulled him in the air. He let go of the rope while in the air and fell to the ground, suffering fractured 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*