# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at D&F Equipment Sales, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021855` · 2/19/2019 · CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA
## 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 on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Hills
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** D&F Equipment Sales, Inc.
- **Location:** 8641 AL Highway 227 North, CROSSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35962
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to his work vehicle when he slipped and fell on a small, icy hill, landing on his laptop in the chest area. He fractured ribs and suffered a collapsed lung.

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