# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Greenwood Dairy
> OSHA SIR `20181010247` · 10/3/2018 · CANTON, NEW YORK
## 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:** Existing roof openings, other than skylights
- **Secondary source:** Roof trusses, joists
## Employer
- **Name:** Greenwood Dairy
- **Location:** 1087 State Highway 310, CANTON, NEW YORK, 13617
- **NAICS:** 112120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing old plywood sheets from a lean-to roof when he stepped into an opening between joists and fell onto a joist, breaking his ribs and puncturing a lung.

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