# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Midwest Medical Transport Company
> OSHA SIR `2019032788` · 3/16/2019 · ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Medical Transport Company
- **Location:** 2919 Industrial Avenue, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the parking lot from his vehicle to the building when he slipped on ice and fell, striking the ground. He sustained multiple fractured ribs and bruising to his spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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