# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Liberty Mechanical Contractors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018089022` · 8/31/2018 · PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Liberty Mechanical Contractors Inc
- **Location:** 48 Mercer Street, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, 07524
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down an extension ladder after installing a ceiling anchor for a section of duct when the ladder and employee fell. He suffered a broken right wrist, 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*