# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099422` · 9/10/2019 · WINDER, GEORGIA
## 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:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Dairy products
## Employer
- **Name:** Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
- **Location:** 25 South Broat St, WINDER, GEORGIA, 30680
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a dunnage rack to reach pizza items on the top shelf in the freezer area. When the employee reached for the items, a bag of cheese opened and cheese scattered onto the floor. The employee stepped backward off the rack and then slipped on the cheese that was on the floor. He fell against the racks that were behind him and sustained a punctured lung, broken shoulder, and two broken ribs. He was hospitalized.

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