# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Carnegie Mellon University
> OSHA SIR `20181010915` · 10/23/2018 · PITTSBURGH, 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:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Walls
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Carnegie Mellon University
- **Location:** 5000 Forbes Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15213
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 7 feet from the top of a concrete wall to the bottom of a stairwell after plugging an extension cord into an outside outlet. The employee sustained a fractured pneumothorax and injuries to the left ribs and lung.

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