# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Savatree
> OSHA SIR `2019021611` · 2/13/2019 · FIRESTONE, COLORADO
## 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Savatree
- **Location:** 4104 County Road 22, FIRESTONE, COLORADO, 80504
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a tank that was about 3 feet off the ground, filling it with treatment mixture. The employee fell from the tank onto metal stairs, suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

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