# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ottawa Cooperative Association
> OSHA SIR `2019054582` · 5/6/2019 · OTTAWA, KANSAS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ottawa Cooperative Association
- **Location:** 302 N. Main Street, OTTAWA, KANSAS, 66067
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing on the back of a fuel truck to remove a chain when he slipped and fell. The employee suffered two 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*