# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Lowes Home Improvement Center, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019055456` · 5/30/2019 · GROVE, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowes Home Improvement Center, LLC
- **Location:** 2131 S. Main St., GROVE, OKLAHOMA, 74344
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had climbed to the top of a ladder to stock tools. The wheels on the bottom of the ladder were not locked and another employee began to move the ladder to another location. The employee on top of the ladder lost balance and fell to the floor, suffering 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*