# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Metropolitan Walters LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212742` · 12/12/2018 · NEW YORK, 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 from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Metropolitan Walters LLC
- **Location:** 151 W. 42nd St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10036
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a chain block from a steel structure while standing on a scissor lift. The scissor lift was blown over while fully extended and the employee suffered 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*