# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle Compress, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010793` · 10/15/2019 · POST, TEXAS
## 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 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle Compress, Inc.
- **Location:** 700 S. Ave. C, POST, TEXAS, 79356
- **NAICS:** 493130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working in a man-made basket that was tied to the clamps and mast of a powered industrial truck. The basket was raised 7 feet when a safety attachment broke and both employees fell to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow, fractured right ribs, and a punctured right lung.

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