# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Idaho Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2019032823` · 3/18/2019 · NEW PLYMOUTH, IDAHO
## 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:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Idaho Power Company
- **Location:** 3806 HWY 30 S, NEW PLYMOUTH, IDAHO, 83655
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while descending a fixed ladder and suffered a broken rib, broken vertebrae, and a lacerated kidney.

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