# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Pepper Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088318` · 8/14/2018 · OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepper Construction Company
- **Location:** 501 Oakbrook Dr., OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS, 60521
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While removing a plywood floor cover on a flat roof, an employee fell through an opening in the roof. The employee fell onto a scissor lift guardrail, suffering a lacerated liver.

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