# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Cooper Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011138` · 10/29/2018 · PAULDING, OHIO
## 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:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 7472 US Route 127, PAULDING, OHIO, 45879
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 29, 2018, at approximately 6:15 a.m., an employee was standing on the top step of the stairs connected to a truck cab when the step gave way. He fell to the ground, suffering three fractured ribs and a ruptured spleen.

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