# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at CHARTER COMMUNICATION, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019066309` · 6/23/2019 · BRADENTON, FLORIDA
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** CHARTER COMMUNICATION, LLC
- **Location:** 101 21st Street east, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34208
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a customer's home, replacing an aerial drop. His ladder was on the strand approximately 15 feet above the ground. As he began to descend the ladder, the strand shifted, causing the ladder to shift, and he fell about 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a bruised rib and liver.

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