# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018099156` · 9/5/2018 · COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 849 Lancaster Avenue, COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17512
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a customer's steps when the bottom step broke, kicking up and hitting her; the employee fell and suffered three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

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